Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a 79.8 score against 72.8. Galaxy A30s's construction is way newer and just a little bit lighter, but just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A8 (2016). These phones use Android OS, but the Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) counts with a much better display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater pixel number in each inch of display. Galaxy A30s counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30s, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Galaxy A30s shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A30s also has a larger aperture to capture better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a back camera with a way higher 25 MP resolution.
The Galaxy A30s features superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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