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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has a general score of 85.2, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30s's 83.3 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) body is just a bit lighter and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it was released about 11 months before. Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy M30s have similar processing units, and although the Galaxy A9 (2018) has more RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Galaxy M30s counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little bit larger screen, a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a little bit higher count of pixels in each inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) also has 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a bit better camera than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a much bigger sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality and a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3800mAh.
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