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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 A30 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note3, getting a overall score of 79.6 against 77.7. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a noticeably newer cellphone, and it is also a little thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy Note3. Galaxy A30 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Note3, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a bit larger screen and a little better display pixels density.
The Galaxy A30 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note3, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A30 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has an inferior number of cores and 1 GB less RAM.
Galaxy Note3 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera with a worse resolution, a smaller back camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors and a way smaller aperture which is worse for shooting images in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
The Galaxy A30 features greater battery life than Galaxy Note3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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