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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 87.1 |
| 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 | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.64 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a global score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy M30's general score of 82.4. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus design is just a little thinner than the Galaxy M30, but it is heavier and was released a little bit over a year before. IPhone 8 Plus has a little sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM and less CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy M30 features a superior battery performance than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 2691mAh. The iPhone 8 Plus shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos, a larger aperture for better low light captures and a much higher (4K) video quality.
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