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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s 74.9 overall score. Galaxy A30s is a much newer and somewhat lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A30s's processor is very similar to Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)'s CPU, and although the Samsung Galaxy A30s has a higher amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A30s shoots clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A30s also has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution and a larger camera aperture.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A30s and Galaxy A9 (2016) feature really similar batteries duration.
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