Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2019	Feb 25, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm	6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	5.82 oz (165.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.66% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP 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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F	Date approved: Feb 14, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA305F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg	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 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs