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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 has a score of 85, which is slightly better than Galaxy M30's 82.4 score. Despite of the fact that the Apple iPhone 8 is older than Galaxy M30, it's body is lighter and somewhat thinner. The iPhone 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, although it has a way lower 750 x 1334px resolution, a way smaller screen and a just a little lower display pixels density.
The Apple iPhone 8 has a superior CPU than Galaxy M30, because although it has 4 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Galaxy M30 has slightly more storage capacity for games and applications than iPhone 8, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Apple iPhone 8 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back-facing camera with less megapixels, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor, a lot better (4K) video definition and a larger aperture for better images in low light situations.
The Galaxy M30 has a much longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 175 percent bigger battery capacity.
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