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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 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 |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 514 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 is slightly better than the Galaxy M30s, with an 87.1 score against 83.3. Galaxy Note9's construction has the same thickness than the Galaxy M30s, but it's a little bit heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a greater pixels quantity per inch of display and a better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. Galaxy Note9 features much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy Note9 also has 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M30s has a superior battery life than Galaxy Note9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy M30s takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note9, because although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing photographs and videos in low-light environments and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a much higher resolution back camera and a much bigger sensor shooting way better quality videos and photos.
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