Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M30	Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Released · Mar 07, 2019	Released · Mar 06, 2020
6.4-inch	6.9-inch
Triple camera	Quad camera
6GB · 128GB	12GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm	6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	7.83 oz (222.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Cosmic black, Cosmic grey

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.9-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz (@1080p)
Screen-to-body
86.66 %	90.70 %
Features
Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 650
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107.6 GB	128GB (UFS 3.0), available to use: 103.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm
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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
	0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	40 MP (PDAF, HDR), 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	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, 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), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 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 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
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: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1400

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2019	Feb 11, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


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

Global variant


System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 512GB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1600

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

for Verizon


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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