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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 is a little bit better than Galaxy M30, with a score of 85 against 82.4. The Apple iPhone 8 construction is thinner and lighter than the Galaxy M30, despite of the fact that it was released only 18 months before. The iPhone 8 has a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30, although it has a much smaller display, a just a bit lower display density and a lot worse resolution of 750 x 1334.
The iPhone 8 features a superior hardware performance than Galaxy M30, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The iPhone 8 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video, a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy M30 has just a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Apple iPhone 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 features a way better battery duration than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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