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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s overall score of 74.9. The Galaxy M30 is a newer and lighter phone than the Galaxy A9 (2016), but it's thicker. Galaxy M30 features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M30 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a little more vivid display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little higher count of pixels in each screen inch, a slightly higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a little bigger display. Galaxy A9 (2016) captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a same size camera aperture and a same resolution back camera, the Galaxy A9 (2016) also has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Galaxy M30 features a way bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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