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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 better than realme 8 5G, getting a 79.8 score against 72. These devices have the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should provide the same OS features. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A30s is older than realme 8 5G, it's design is a little thinner and lighter. Realme 8 5G has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a way greater number of pixels per inch of display and a quite bigger screen.
Realme 8 5G features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. The realme 8 5G features a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the realme 8 5G also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The realme 8 5G counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The realme 8 5G shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for capturing photos and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the realme 8 5G also counts with a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution camera.
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