Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is better than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T's 72.2 overall score. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS, but the Galaxy A30s has newer 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3, providing the user some additional features. Galaxy A30s's design is much newer and somewhat thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T.
The Galaxy S III AT&T counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1280 x 720, it also counts with a little higher pixels number per display inch. The Galaxy A30s counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30s has a little faster processor than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a camera in the back with a much higher 25 megapixels resolution and a lot larger aperture to take better images and videos in low light environments.
Galaxy A30s features a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
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