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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-03-11 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 124.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 855 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S7, with a global score of 82.4 against 79.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy M30 is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy S7, it's just a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a lot better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M30's processor is just as good as the Galaxy S7 one, although the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy S7, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage.
Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy S7, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy S7 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture, a much better (4K) video resolution and a bigger sensor.
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