Samsung Galaxy A30s vs Galaxy A11

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A30s (with Exynos 7 Octa 7904) that was released on August 22, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A30s
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (257K versus 176K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 1933 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 5 wireless networks
  • Has 50% more RAM: 3GB versus 2GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 120FPS
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A11
  • More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
  • 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 489 and 330 points
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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3 / 32 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
83.5
(Good)
Value Index
75.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED TFT LCD
Size 6.4 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1560 pixels 720 x 1560 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 268 ppi 268 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 81.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 98% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 4 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
491 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) 161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) 76.3 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Black, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
84.9%
81.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A30s and Samsung Galaxy A11
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
Max clock 1770 MHz 1800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (8)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
- 8 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A53
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 14 nanometers 14 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No Hexagon 546
GPU
Graphics Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 506
GPU shading units 24 48
GPU clock 770 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS ~49.3 GFLOPS ~57.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A30s and Samsung Galaxy A11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A11 +48%
489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A11 +57%
1532
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 829 -
Single-core score 330 489
Multi-core score 975 1532
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
257901
176306
CPU 109379 79137
GPU 14370 13007
Memory 70706 45448
UX 63446 38714
Total score 257901 176306
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A30s
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-06 (Akphne47)AnTuTu257901
Samsung Galaxy A11
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR3
Memory clock 1933 MHz 933 MHz
Channels 2 1
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)
ROM One UI 3.1 One UI 4.1
OS size 10.9 GB 10.4 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:30 hr -
Watching video 11:04 hr -
Gaming 04:40 hr -
Standby 85 hr -
General battery life
17:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix 25 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 5288 x 3968 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) No
Angle of widest lens 123° 115°
Lenses 1) Standard: 25 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 25 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K2X5 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.9 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor ISOCELL CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 4.2
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 10 4
5G support - No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
86.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced August 2019 March 2020
Release date September 2019 May 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $310 $190
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
SAR (head) 1.05 W/kg 0.52 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.54 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Samsung Galaxy A30s is definitely a better buy.

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