Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.3, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2012-06-04 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.73 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 585.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 199 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is better than the Galaxy S III AT&T's 72.2 overall score. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a newer and a little thinner device than Galaxy S III AT&T, but it's also a lot heavier. Both phones we are comparing here use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy S III AT&T has Android 4.3 version, so it counts with some extra features and performance tweaks.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little faster processor than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster). The Galaxy S III AT&T counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a little bit lower pixels quantity in each screen inch and a much smaller display.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy S III AT&T, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor giving a lower image quality, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also counts with a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera.
The Galaxy M30 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy S III AT&T, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2100mAh.
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