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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-06-10 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 247.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, having a global score of 82.4 against 75.8. The Galaxy M30 is a extremely newer phone, and it's also somewhat thinner and a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory. Galaxy M30 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy S7 Active, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy S7 Active shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better low light images and a way better video resolution. The Galaxy M30 has greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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