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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2014-09-29 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A30 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note4, getting a overall score of 79.6 against 77.6. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it's also a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Galaxy Note4. The Galaxy Note4 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy A30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Note4 has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a higher pixel number per inch of display. The Galaxy A30 has a superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Note4, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Note4 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the Galaxy Note4 also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot better video resolution.
Galaxy A30 counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy Note4, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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