Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-29 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Onyx black and Polar silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 800.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Kryo 585 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW, having an 82.4 score against 75.9. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy M30 is older and a little thicker than the OnePlus 8 UW, it's construction is still just a bit lighter. These phones include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10.
The OnePlus 8 UW features a brighter display than Galaxy M30, because it has a little more pixels per inch of display, a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit larger screen. The Galaxy M30 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 8 UW features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 UW also has more RAM memory. OnePlus 8 UW shoots greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and videos, a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Galaxy M30 has longer battery life than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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