Samsung Galaxy A30 vs Apple iPhone X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/64GB - $1149

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm	5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, HDR, 625 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2436x1125px, 19.5:9 ratio, 459 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	2716 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video light, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.52 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

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