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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| 2017-05-18 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Silver and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 5 | Super AMOLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is a bit better than HTC U11's 77.6 score. The Samsung Galaxy A30 design is newer, a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the HTC U11. HTC U11 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores.
HTC U11 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a greater pixels density. Galaxy A30 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC U11, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy A30 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
HTC U11 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a way worse 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the HTC U11 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger sensor. The Galaxy A30 counts with better battery lifetime than HTC U11, because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity.
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