Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 has an overall score of 85, which is slightly better than Galaxy M30s's 83.3 score. Apple iPhone 8's design is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy M30s, despite of the fact that it was released 2 years before. The Apple iPhone 8 features a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M30s, although it has a lot smaller screen, a much lower resolution of 750 x 1334 pixels and a little lower screen pixel density.
The Apple iPhone 8 counts with a greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy M30s, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Apple iPhone 8 features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy M30s shoots much clearer photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has slower video frame rates and a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a way larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Galaxy M30s has a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has a 229% larger battery capacity.
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