Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-21 | 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 |
| Glacial green | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| Adreno 650 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, Dual 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 Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the OnePlus 8, with an 82.4 score against 76. Galaxy M30's construction is just a bit lighter than the OnePlus 8, but it's a little thicker and was released just 14 months before. OnePlus 8 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 8 also has 2 GB more RAM.
OnePlus 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a little bigger display, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit greater screen density. Galaxy M30 has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus 8, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with superior battery performance than OnePlus 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. OnePlus 8 has a way better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a camera with lot more MP, a larger aperture and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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