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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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
Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30, getting an 85.2 score against 79.6. Although it's the best in this review, the Galaxy A9 (2018) construction is a little bit thicker and a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A30. Galaxy A30 features a display that's just as good as the Galaxy A9 (2018) one, although the Galaxy A30 also has a little bit larger display, a quite greater display density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has a bit better CPU than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with much more storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same aperture and a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also has a much better (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with a lot higher 24 MP resolution. Samsung Galaxy A30 has a bit better battery life than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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