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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-13 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 is a bit better than Galaxy M30, having a score of 83 against 82.4. Asus ZenFone 8's body is incredibly newer and just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy M30's, but it's also a little thicker. These devices include Android operating system, but Asus ZenFone 8 has 11 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Galaxy M30 features a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 8, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Asus ZenFone 8 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a way larger back camera sensor, a much better video resolution, a much more MP camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light situations.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features greater battery performance than Asus ZenFone 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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