Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 98.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-01-29 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Phantom black and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 966.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 40.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 13.75 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is a lot better than Galaxy A30s, getting a 98.1 score against 79.8. Although Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is newer than Galaxy A30s, it's somewhat thicker and way heavier. These phones have the same Android 11 OS, so both of them should give all the same operating system features.
Galaxy S21 Ultra has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a way higher 1440 x 3200px resolution, a quite bigger screen and a much greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra has a bit better CPU than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy A30s counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy S21 Ultra shoots way better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and video, it also counts with a back camera with much more mega pixels and a way better 7680x4320 video quality.
Galaxy S21 Ultra counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery capacity.
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