Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 85 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.12 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 is slightly better than the Galaxy A30s, with an 85 score against 79.8. Despite of the fact that the iPhone 8 is older than Galaxy A30s, it's construction is a little thinner and lighter. The Apple iPhone 8 features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 750 x 1334px and a much smaller display, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixels density.
IPhone 8 counts with a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has lesser processing cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 8, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a much longer battery performance than iPhone 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 1821mAh. The iPhone 8 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for shooting photos or videos in poorly lited situations and a camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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