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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-11-06 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is much better than HTC One A9's 72.1 global score. Even though the Galaxy M30 is much newer than the HTC One A9, it's heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy M30 counts with a bit better performance than HTC One A9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Galaxy M30 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The HTC One A9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better screen density. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bigger storage to store more apps and games than HTC One A9, because although it has an external memory card slot that supports 1,45 TB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M30 has a much better battery performance than HTC One A9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 2150mAh. Galaxy M30 captures slightly better pictures and videos than HTC One A9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, a back camera with a 13 mega pixels and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30 also has a bigger aperture to take better captures in low light environments.
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