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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 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 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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
Galaxy A30 is slightly better than OnePlus Nord, getting a overall score of 79.6 against 74.2. The Galaxy A30 body is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the OnePlus Nord, despite of the fact that it was released around 17 months before. The OnePlus Nord features a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the OnePlus Nord also has a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit greater pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features a bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus Nord, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The OnePlus Nord has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus Nord also has more RAM.
OnePlus Nord features a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A30, because it has a 3% larger battery size. The OnePlus Nord shoots way better videos and photos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a way bigger sensor shooting much better quality photos and videos and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
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