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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | -- |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | 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 Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's score of 72.2. The Galaxy A30 construction is incredibly newer and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's, but it's also heavier. The Galaxy A30 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T features just a bit better display than Galaxy A30, although it has a much smaller display, a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720 and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy A30 has a better camera than Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video definition, the Galaxy A30 also has a way bigger aperture, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a way more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy A30 counts with a much better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30 features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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