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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. Even when Galaxy A30 and the Samsung Galaxy J8 were released with only 8 months difference, Galaxy A30 is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner. Galaxy A30 features a more vivid display than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit bigger display.
The Galaxy J8's processing unit is just as good as Galaxy A30's processing unit, they have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy A30 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J8, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A30 also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy J8's camera is very similar to Galaxy A30's camera, they have a same size diafragm aperture, the same video frame rates, a same size back-facing camera sensor, a back-facing camera with a 16 megapixels resolution and the same (Full HD) video quality. The Galaxy A30 counts with a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
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