Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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
Galaxy Note8 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, having a score of 83 against 82.4. Both of these phones include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS, so they should provide you the same OS features. Although it's the best phone we are comparing here, the Galaxy Note8 is an older, heavier and a little bit thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy M30.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit better display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy M30 has a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Note8 features just a little better processing power than Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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