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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-11 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.94 x 2.86 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Black pearl, Coral blue, Gold, Pink gold, Silver and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 336.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.6 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is a bit better than the Galaxy S7 edge's 78.1 score. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A30s has the older 11 version while Galaxy S7 edge has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy A30s's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy S7 edge, but it is a little bit heavier.
Galaxy S7 edge has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and way more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy S7 edge counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy A30s, although it has less cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, because it has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy S7 edge counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a bit better battery performance than Galaxy S7 edge, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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