Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Glacial green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 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 |
| -- | 0.5 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than OnePlus 8, having a general score of 79.8 against 76. Samsung Galaxy A30s is a a bit lighter and just a little thinner device than OnePlus 8, even when both were released only a couple months apart. OnePlus 8 features a lot better display than Galaxy A30s, because it has a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a quite bigger display and a way greater number of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 8, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. OnePlus 8 features a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 features just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The OnePlus 8 takes way better videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for capturing images or video in low light environments, it also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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