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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Glacial green | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 747.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3168 x 1440 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 512 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.21 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.4 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
The Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than OnePlus 8 Pro, getting a 79.8 score against 77.2. The Galaxy A30s is a a bit thinner and lighter phone than the OnePlus 8 Pro, even though they were released with only 7 months difference. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels, a way higher pixels density and a little bit larger screen.
The OnePlus 8 Pro features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has 4 GB more RAM. Galaxy A30s counts with a much better storage to store more games and applications than OnePlus 8 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a little longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a 4510mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh. The OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low-light photography, it also counts with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a much better (4K) video quality.
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