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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 10.45 |
| 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A9 (2018) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M30, having an 85.2 score against 82.4. Even though the Galaxy A9 (2018) and the Samsung Galaxy M30 were only released 4 months apart, Galaxy A9 (2018)'s design is a little thinner but a bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy M30. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a display that's very similar to Galaxy M30's display, although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220, a little bit smaller screen and a quite inferior pixel count per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has as much memory capacity for games and applications as the Galaxy M30 one, they have the same internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and video, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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