Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy M30

Samsung Galaxy M30

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Samsung Galaxy A50

Samsung Galaxy A50

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Samsung Galaxy M30 or Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy M30 Samsung Galaxy A50
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Release date 2019, February 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.96 in 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 0 g | 0 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black, Blue Black, White, Blue, Coral
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.4" in
Screen area 105.2 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.1% 84.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 394 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Triple 25 MP, Triple
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.9, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-25 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 85
DxOMark Photo 88
DxOMark Video 79
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 25 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0 25 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) - Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 175851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 274 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 861 1029
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1425
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1273
GeekBench 5 Single Core 260 336
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 950 1187
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1346 1648
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3915 5155
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4754

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head)    
SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 15W

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A505F/DS (Global)

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