Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-03-25 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 325.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s has a score of 83.3, which is better than the HTC One (M8)'s 71.9 score. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30s has the newer 11 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0 version, offering some additional features and enhanced performance. Galaxy M30s's construction is newer and a little thinner, but heavier than HTC One (M8).
HTC One (M8) counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M30s, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. HTC One (M8) counts with a much better screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little better display pixels density.
The Galaxy M30s features a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC One (M8), because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M30s captures way better videos and photos than HTC One (M8), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a much bigger back-facing camera sensor, a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much more mega-pixels back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much longer battery life than HTC One (M8), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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