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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 457.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a little bit better than Galaxy M30, getting a overall score of 87.1 against 82.4. Even being the best cellphone we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 construction is just a little thicker and somewhat heavier than Galaxy M30. Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Galaxy Note9 also has more pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960.
Galaxy Note9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a 6 GB RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy M30 and the Galaxy Note9 have similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a less mega pixels camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video resolution, a lot larger aperture and a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality. Galaxy M30 counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
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