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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Galaxy A30 is a bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW, getting a 79.6 score against 75.9. Galaxy A30's design is a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than OnePlus 8 UW, despite of the fact that it was released only 14 months before. The OnePlus 8 UW features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a much better screen than Galaxy A30, because it has a quite larger screen, a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The OnePlus 8 UW shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot bigger sensor which gives a lot higher photo and video quality, a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit better battery life than Galaxy A30, because it has a 4300mAh battery capacity.
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