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| Global Score | |
| 73.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-16 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.59 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Glowing night | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2256 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 362 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than vivo NEX 3, having a global score of 79.6 against 73.9. Although the Samsung Galaxy A30 and vivo NEX 3 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Samsung Galaxy A30 is somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter. Vivo NEX 3 and Samsung Galaxy A30 count with similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy A30 has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a little more pixels per display inch.
The vivo NEX 3 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the vivo NEX 3 also has a higher amount of RAM. The vivo NEX 3 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a back-facing camera with a lot better 64 mega pixels resolution and a much better (4K) video resolution.
The vivo NEX 3 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity. The vivo NEX 3 has a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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