Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is better than HTC One (M8)'s general score of 71.9. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but the Galaxy A30s has newer 11 version and HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version. The Galaxy A30s construction is notably newer and thinner than HTC One (M8)'s, but it is also a little heavier.
HTC One (M8) features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has lesser CPU cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. HTC One (M8) counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels amount per inch in the display and a better resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s takes much better videos and photos than HTC One (M8), because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 25 mega pixels resolution and a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
Galaxy A30s counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
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