ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) vs Samsung Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS)
Side by side comparison between ZTE Avid 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A30 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4"
TFT
TFT
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1730
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
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6.4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2340
16
MP
MP
16mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS)
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2 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) |
| Other model names | ZTE Avid 4G for MetroPCS, ZTE N9120 | Galaxy A30 SM-A305F/Dual-Sim (64GB + 4GB RAM) NFC |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Europe) |
| Brand | ZTE | Samsung |
| Release date | 12/20/2012 | 3/2/2019, Announced: 2/25/2019 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 7.7 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 65.5 x 124 millimeters (2.58 x 4.88 in) | 74.7 x 158.5 millimeters (2.94 x 6.24 in) |
| Weight | 149 grams (5.22 ounces) | 165 grams (5.78 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 6.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~56.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~84.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels (19.5:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 403 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| System version | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 1.1 / 3.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 Lite | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 7904 (14nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Krait (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A73 (Dual-core) 6x 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | ARM Mali-G71 MP2 (770MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 96550 (v7) Geekbench: 4146 (v4.4) GFXBench: 4.6fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2.29GB available) | 64GB (51GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 600/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 1700/2100 | LTE Cat12/13 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
📷 Camera | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.212mm |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | VGA (640x480) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.06" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.1 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1730 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 23 hours |
| Standby | 260 hours (10.8 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Built-in digital compass • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic • Touch focus • 4G Mobile hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Red |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| ZTE Avid 4G (N9120) | Galaxy A30 (SM-A305FN/DS) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.246W/kg (head), 1.165W/kg (body) |