Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A30 Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 8 or Samsung Galaxy A30 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 8 Samsung Galaxy A30
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Release date 2023, October 04 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm | 5.93 x 5.93 x 2.79 in 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 187 g | 6.6 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Obsidian, Hazel, Rose, Mint Black, Blue, Red
Battery 4575 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.4" in
Screen area 91.1 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.5% 84.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -50 MP (12 MP eff.), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
- 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Functions Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 148
DxOMark Photo 152
DxOMark Video 148
Front camera, selfie 10.5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm 16 MP, f/2.0
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Immortalis-G715s MC10 Mali-G71 MP2
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 944860
Antutu 10 CPU 250638
Antutu 10 GPU 393308
Antutu 10 Mem 123821
Antutu 10 UX 250638
Antutu 8 Total 118303
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1551 263
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3850 831
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 5084 791
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 5942 925
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1563 258
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4159 942

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GKWS6, G9BQD
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GKWS6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G9BQD
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Circle to Search
- 27W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min
-18W Wireless charging
-Reverse Wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

- Fast battery charging 15W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A305F/DS (Global)

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