Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-08-04 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue marble and Gray onyx | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 M30s has a general score of 83.3, which is much better than the OnePlus Nord's 74.2 overall score. Both devices in this review include Android OS, but Galaxy M30s has the newer 11 version while OnePlus Nord has Android 10 version. Even being the best in our current comparison, the Galaxy M30s body is older, just a little bit thicker and a little heavier than OnePlus Nord.
The OnePlus Nord counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the OnePlus Nord also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a screen that is very similar to the display in OnePlus Nord, and although the Samsung Galaxy M30s has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little inferior pixel amount in each inch of screen, they both have a same size display.
The Galaxy M30s features a bigger memory to install applications and games than OnePlus Nord, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The OnePlus Nord features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same resolution back camera and a same size camera sensor, the OnePlus Nord also has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a very superior battery duration than OnePlus Nord, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4115mAh.
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