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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little bit better than Galaxy A30s, having a score of 81.7 against 79.8. Although Samsung Galaxy S8 is older and a little bit thicker than the Galaxy A30s, it's construction is still a little bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a way greater pixels amount per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a very superior storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S8, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy S8 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back camera, and they both have the same camera aperture, the Galaxy S8 also counts with a much better video quality.
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