Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black and Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 4115mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 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
Galaxy M30 is better than OnePlus Nord, having an 82.4 score against 74.2. The Galaxy M30 is an older and a little bit thicker device than OnePlus Nord, but Samsung was able to make it just a little bit lighter anyway. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and OnePlus Nord has Android 10, so it offers a couple additional features.
OnePlus Nord features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size screen, the OnePlus Nord also has a just a bit greater pixel count in each inch in the display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The OnePlus Nord features a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus Nord also has more RAM memory.
Galaxy M30 counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than OnePlus Nord, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. OnePlus Nord counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a camera with way more mega pixels, a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features longer battery life than OnePlus Nord, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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