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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-06-10 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is a bit better than Galaxy S7 Active's 75.8 overall score. Samsung Galaxy A30s is a newer phone, and it is also lighter and way thinner than the Galaxy S7 Active. The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a lot higher screen density.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a much better storage for applications and games than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy S7 Active and Galaxy A30s both feature really similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A30s has a greater number of cores (although they are slower), they both have a 4 GB RAM.
Galaxy A30s has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same aperture, the Galaxy A30s also has a lot higher resolution back camera. Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy S7 Active both feature similar batteries duration.
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