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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than Galaxy A9 (2016), having a overall score of 79.6 against 74.9. Although Galaxy A30 is a bit thicker than the Galaxy A9 (2016), it's lighter and noticeably newer. Samsung Galaxy A30's processor is very similar to Galaxy A9 (2016)'s CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy A30 has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little larger screen and a just a little higher pixels density. Galaxy A30's camera is just as good as the Galaxy A9 (2016) one, and although the Galaxy A30 has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video and a more mega-pixels camera, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition.
Galaxy A30 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30's battery life is very similar to Galaxy A9 (2016)'s battery duration.
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