Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-25 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note3's 77.7 overall score. Both phones in this review include Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Note3 has Android 4.4.2, so it provides some additional features. The Galaxy M30 is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy Note3, but both have the same thickness.
The Galaxy M30 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note3, because it has a little bigger screen, a bit greater screen pixels density and a bit higher 1080 x 2280 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30's CPU is just as good as the Galaxy Note3 one, although the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a higher number of cores (although slower) and 3 GB more RAM.
The Galaxy M30 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note3, because it has 64 GB more internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a way better battery performance than Galaxy Note3, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 3200mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Note3 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note3 also counts with a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a way higher video resolution.
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