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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-03-01 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.54 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 178.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD 3 | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.80mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s is a bit better than HTC One M9, having an 83.3 score against 77.7. Both devices in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30s has a more recent 11 version while HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy M30s is heavier than the HTC One M9, it's a little bit thinner and notably newer.
HTC One M9 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel quantity per display inch. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much greater storage for apps and games than HTC One M9, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The HTC One M9 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy M30s, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the HTC One M9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU and an additional GPU. The Samsung Galaxy M30s takes much better pictures and videos than HTC One M9, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a larger camera sensor which offers a better photo and video quality, a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Galaxy M30s features a way better battery performance than HTC One M9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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