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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-07-07 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is slightly better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, getting a global score of 83.3 against 80.4. Samsung Galaxy M30s's design is much newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition. The Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Galaxy M30s features a slightly better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy M30s's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Galaxy Note Fan Edition, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M30s captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for capturing photos or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a larger back camera sensor and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
Galaxy M30s features a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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