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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-29 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 25.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note4's 77.6 score. Galaxy A30s's body is notably newer, just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy Note4. Galaxy Note4 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot better display density.
The Galaxy A30s has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note4 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30s, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note4, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3220mAh. The Galaxy Note4 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a camera with much less MP resolution and a much smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality.
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