Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 13 |
| 2019-09-20 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | -- |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.68 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy S23 Ultra is just a bit better than Galaxy A30s, having an 81.5 score against 79.8. The Galaxy S23 Ultra design is notably lighter but thicker than the Galaxy A30s. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy S23 Ultra has the newer 13 version while Galaxy A30s has Android 11, providing the user lots of additional features.
Galaxy S23 Ultra features a better screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 3080, a quite bigger screen and a lot higher pixel amount per inch of screen. The Galaxy A30s features much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy S23 Ultra, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A30s counts with a much more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy S23 Ultra features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Galaxy S23 Ultra shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Galaxy S23 Ultra also has a camera with a way better 200 megapixels resolution.
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