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| Global Score | |
| 72.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Pink, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1900 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 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
Galaxy A30 is better than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, having a 79.6 score against 72.2. The Galaxy A30 construction is just a little thinner but notably heavier than the Galaxy S4 Value Edition. The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy S4 Value Edition features a brighter screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit better display density. Samsung Galaxy A30 takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a more MP back camera.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A30 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S4 Value Edition, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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