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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 82.4 score against 79.2. Galaxy M30's design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is just a little heavier. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations and a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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