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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 457.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is a bit better than Galaxy M30's overall score of 82.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note9 is a better phone than Galaxy M30, it must be noted that it is also a bit thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2960 and more pixels per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the Samsung Galaxy Note9 one, both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Note9 counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy M30. Both have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy Note9 captures much better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera with less mega-pixels, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a lot larger camera aperture for better low light images and video.
The Galaxy M30 features superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Note9, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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