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Samsung Galaxy M30


Samsung Galaxy A40


Samsung Galaxy M30
Samsung Galaxy A40

Released in March 2019. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 403 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 6 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Released in April 2019. Features 5.9 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 437 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 4 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 3,100 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Larger screen (8%)
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • Much better battery capacity (38%)
  • Much lighter (24%)
  • Thinner (8%)
  • Better quality screen (8%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • It has NFC


Specifications

Samsung Galaxy M30 Samsung Galaxy A40
Specifications
Brand Samsung Samsung
Model - -
Release Date March 2019 April 2019
Operating System Experience UI (Android 8.1) One UI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 in
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 in
Weight 174 g
6.14 oz
140 g
4.94 oz
Screen
Size 6.4 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,340 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 403 437
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear Triple camera
13 MP f/1.9 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Depth
Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
Front 16 MP f/2.0 Wide 25 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 3 GB
4 GB
6 GB
4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 5,000 mAh 3,100 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Samsung Galaxy M30 Samsung Galaxy A40

Samsung Galaxy M30

Samsung Galaxy A40

6.4"
174 g
6.14 oz

5.9"
140 g
4.94 oz