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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-07-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the Asus Zenfone 9, with a overall score of 79.8 against 72.6. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Galaxy A30s has older 11 version while Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12 version. The Galaxy A30s body is a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Asus Zenfone 9, although it was released 3 years before.
Galaxy A30s features a much faster CPU than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Asus Zenfone 9 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a lot greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
Asus Zenfone 9 shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and video, it also counts with a much better video definition and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy A30s has a very superior memory to install games and applications than Asus Zenfone 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Asus Zenfone 9 counts with just a little better battery life than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 4300mAh battery size.
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