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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 25.00 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting a global score of 79.8 against 79.2. Galaxy A30s's construction is newer, a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). Galaxy A8 (2018) has a better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a lot better number of pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same video definition and a same size camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a way better resolution camera. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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