HTC One M8s vs Samsung Galaxy A30s

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  One M8s:

  LCD

  Galaxy A30s:

  OLED

• Weight

  One M8s: 6 g lighter

  One M8s:

  160 g

  Galaxy A30s:

  166 g

• Width

  One M8s: 4.1 mm narrower

  One M8s:

  70.6 mm

  Galaxy A30s:

  74.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One M8s: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

  One M8s:

  5 in

  Galaxy A30s:

  6.4 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  One M8s:

  2 GB RAM

  Galaxy A30s:

  3 GB RAM

• Chipset

  One M8s:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Galaxy A30s:

  Exynos 7904 (14 nm)

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. One M8s

   Height:

   146.4 mm

   Width:

   70.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.6 mm +1.8 mm versus Galaxy A30s

2. 2. Galaxy A30s

   Height:

   158.5 mm +12.1 mm versus One M8s

   Width:

   74.7 mm +4.1 mm versus One M8s

   Depth:

   7.8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. One M8s

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy A30s

   Screen diagonal:

   6.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   100.5 cm²

Galaxy A30s has approximately 45.9% more rectangular screen area than One M8s.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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