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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black and Blue |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 a score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than HTC One M9's 77.7 score. The Galaxy M30 construction is much newer and thinner than the HTC One M9's, although it is a bit heavier. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version.
The HTC One M9 features a greater hardware performance than Galaxy M30, because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 CPU cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics co-processor. The HTC One M9 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the display.
HTC One M9 shoots better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures and/or video in low light environments, it also counts with a way bigger sensor providing a way higher image quality, a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy M30 features a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than HTC One M9, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy M30 has a much longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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