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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 10 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 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 |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a score of 83.3, which is slightly better than the OnePlus 8 UW's score of 75.9. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30s has the newer 11 version and OnePlus 8 UW has Android 10. Although Samsung Galaxy M30s is a better phone than OnePlus 8 UW, we must tell that it is also a somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier phone.
The OnePlus 8 UW has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has 4 GB more RAM memory. The OnePlus 8 UW has a sharper screen than Galaxy M30s, because it has a little greater display density, a little bit bigger display and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
The OnePlus 8 UW takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a 0.5 inches back-facing camera sensor, the OnePlus 8 UW also has a bigger aperture and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
Galaxy M30s has more storage for games and applications than OnePlus 8 UW, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has a 40 percent greater battery capacity.
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