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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is slightly better than OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 score. Even though Samsung Galaxy A30 is older than the OnePlus 8 UW, it's body is just a bit lighter and a little thinner. The OnePlus 8 UW features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW features a brighter display than Galaxy A30, because it has a little bit better screen density, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit larger display. The Galaxy A30 counts with a greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a much better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way more megapixels camera in the back. OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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