Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Glacial green |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than OnePlus 8's 76 global score. Samsung Galaxy M30's construction is just a bit lighter than OnePlus 8, although it is a little bit thicker and was released a little bit more than a year before. The OnePlus 8 counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because it has a bit larger display, a little bit better pixel density and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
The Galaxy M30 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than OnePlus 8, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The OnePlus 8 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features greater battery life than OnePlus 8, because it has a 16 percent more battery capacity. The OnePlus 8 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels, a much bigger sensor which gives a much better photo and video quality, a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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