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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-07-28 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is better than the Asus Zenfone 9, having a score of 83.3 against 72.6. Even though Galaxy M30s is notably older and somewhat heavier than Asus Zenfone 9, it's body is still a bit thinner. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version and Asus Zenfone 9 has Android 12 version.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a little more vivid display than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30s features a really superior hardware performance than Asus Zenfone 9, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy M30s counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery size. Asus Zenfone 9 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a way better 7680x4320 video resolution, a lot larger sensor shooting way better quality photos and videos, a bigger aperture for better low light photography and videos and a more mega pixels back facing camera.
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