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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-07-28 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is better than the Asus Zenfone 9, having an 82.4 score against 72.6. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12, so it provides some additional features. Although Galaxy M30 is incredibly older and a bit heavier than Asus Zenfone 9, it's design is still just a little thinner.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a little more vivid screen than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a little less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a really superior performance than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Asus Zenfone 9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a F1.9 diafragm aperture, the Asus Zenfone 9 also has a camera with a lot better 50 MP resolution, a much bigger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
The Galaxy M30 has a much better storage to install games and applications than Asus Zenfone 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 has improved battery lifetime than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4300mAh.
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