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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-04-28 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is much better than realme 8 5G, getting an 82.4 score against 72. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and realme 8 5G has Android 11 version, giving some nice extra features. Galaxy M30's design has the same thickness than realme 8 5G, but it's just a little lighter.
The realme 8 5G features a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because it has a quite larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite better display density. The realme 8 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The realme 8 5G features a superior camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the realme 8 5G also has a camera in the back with much more mega pixels and a bigger diafragm aperture. The realme 8 5G features a little bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the realme 8 5G also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy M30 and realme 8 5G both count with really similar battery performance.
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