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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a score of 79.8 against 79.2. Samsung Galaxy A30s is a newer phone, and it is also just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a sharper screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way better pixel count per inch of screen and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px.
The Galaxy A30s has a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A30s takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same video resolution, the same video frame rate and a F1.7 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a camera with a way higher 25 mega pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 33 percent bigger battery size.
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