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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-04-29 |
| 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 | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| 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 | Kryo 585 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 |
| 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 score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW's 75.9 overall score. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy M30's body is a little bit lighter than OnePlus 8 UW, but it is just a little thicker and was released just 14 months before.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a larger amount of RAM memory. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a bit larger display, a little more pixels per screen inch and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
Galaxy M30 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has longer battery life than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 16% greater battery capacity.
The OnePlus 8 UW captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a larger aperture, a way larger camera sensor and a much more megapixels back camera.
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