Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-21 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 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 | -- |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 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 |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 9.68 |
| 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 | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than the OnePlus 8, getting a general score of 79.8 against 76. Even when the Galaxy A30s and the OnePlus 8 were only released 7 months apart, the Galaxy A30s is just a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter. The OnePlus 8 features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy A30s, because it has a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a bit bigger display and much more pixels per inch of screen.
The OnePlus 8 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 also has more RAM memory. Galaxy A30s has much more storage capacity for applications and games than OnePlus 8, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The OnePlus 8 features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A30s, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The OnePlus 8 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for taking images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more MP camera.
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