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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-30 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 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 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is a bit better than the HTC U12 Life's 74.4 general score. The Samsung Galaxy A30s body is newer, just a little bit lighter and a little bit thinner than the HTC U12 Life. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A30s has older 11 version and HTC U12 Life has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The HTC U12 Life features a more vivid display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The HTC U12 Life and the Samsung Galaxy A30s count with incredibly similar processing units, both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processor.
Galaxy A30s and HTC U12 Life both count with similar cameras, and although the Galaxy A30s has a way more megapixels camera in the back and a larger camera aperture for better low light images and video, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video quality. The Samsung Galaxy A30s features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC U12 Life, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A30s features just a bit longer battery lifetime than HTC U12 Life, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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