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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-28 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| 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 | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a general score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy J8's 76.7 overall score. Galaxy M30s is a newer phone than Galaxy J8, although it is a bit thicker and a little heavier. These phones work with Android operating system, but Galaxy M30s has newer 11 version while Galaxy J8 has Android 10, so it provides the user some additional features and increased performance.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has a much higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a greater count of pixels per screen inch and a quite larger screen. The Galaxy M30s features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J8. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M30s features a much better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light photos and video, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back, a much higher (4K) video definition and a way bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy J8, because it has a 71% greater battery size.
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