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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-08-02 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 9.57 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note7's 79.5 general score. The Galaxy A30 design is extremely newer, just a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than Galaxy Note7. Samsung Galaxy A30 and Galaxy Note7 both have quite similar CPUs, and although the Samsung Galaxy A30 has a higher number of cores (although slower), they both have 4 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 has a little sharper display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Note7 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy Note7 also counts with a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and a much better video resolution.
Galaxy A30 counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note7, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A30 has a bit better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note7, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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