Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M30	Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Released · Mar 07, 2019	Released · Oct 23, 2020
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Triple camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	2815 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm	5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	6.66 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
86.66 %	86.93 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107.6 GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	2815 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
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, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000 / € 1150
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2019	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49.9 GB

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1100

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1300

Links

Full specifications
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	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review
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