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| Global Score | |
| 85.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-11-15 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.76 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) has an overall score of 85.2, which is just a bit better than Galaxy M30's 82.4 score. Even though the Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy M30 were released only a couple of months apart, Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body is a little bit heavier but also just a little thinner than Galaxy M30. Galaxy M30 and Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) feature incredibly similar screens, although the Galaxy M30 also has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280, a just a little better count of pixels in each inch of screen and a bit larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) features a bit better processor than Galaxy M30. They have 6 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Galaxy A9 (2018) features a superior camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger back-facing camera sensor, a back-facing camera with a way better resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy M30's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s one, they have equal internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% larger battery capacity.
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