Samsung Galaxy M30 vs vivo V15 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M30 vs vivo V15 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo V15 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy M30 runs at 1.8 GHz, making vivo V15 Pro the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while vivo V15 Pro offers 6.39 inches, making Samsung Galaxy M30 the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy M30 and vivo V15 Pro feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: vivo V15 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M30 offers 13 MP, making vivo V15 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V15 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy M30 offers 16 MP, making vivo V15 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while vivo V15 Pro offers 3700 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy M30 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy M30 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo V15 Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy M30 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: vivo V15 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M30 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo V15 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Samsung Galaxy M30 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

07 Mar, 2019
06 Mar, 2019
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh
15W Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Crisp Super AMOLED display
  • Versatile triple rear cameras
  • Good selfie shooter
  • Great battery life with 15W fast charging
  • Pop-up selfie camera works well
  • Rear cameras output consistently good images
  • In-display fingerprint sensor is fast and accurate
  • Good overall performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance isn't best in class
  • Not as attractive as glass-back phones
  • Ships with older iteration of Android
  • FunTouch OS is cluttered and filled with bloatware
  • Too many ports and buttons
  • No USB Type-C
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(113,012 ratings)
4.5/5
(40,521 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
181,420
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 06, 2019
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Funtouch OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
11 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP2
Adreno 612
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
181,420
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
17.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi
403 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.19 %
85.17 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
91.64 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

159 mm
157.2 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.1 mm
74.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.2 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

174 grams
185 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2" sensor size ISO-CELL 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size CMOS
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Camera Type

N/A
Pop-Up
N/A

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
3700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 31 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 24% in 15 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
10h 20m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 43m 31s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.409 W/kg
Head: 1.155 W/kg Body: 0.284 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Newspoint Amazon Paytm UC Browser WPS Office
N/A

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