Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-01-29 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a score of 98.1, which is better than Galaxy M30's score of 82.4. The Galaxy S21 Ultra construction is newer, but just a little thicker and heavier than the Galaxy M30. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy S21 Ultra has 11 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features an incredibly better display than Galaxy M30, because it has a higher pixels number in each inch in the display, a bit bigger display and a better resolution of 1440 x 3200px. Galaxy S21 Ultra has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cores, the Galaxy S21 Ultra also has 6 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M30 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a battery duration that is very similar to Galaxy S21 Ultra's battery life.
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra features a lot better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a larger aperture, a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution and a lot better 7680x4320 video definition.
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