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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.09 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cloud silver, Lavender purple, Midnight black and Ocean blue | Black, Blue and White |
| 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 | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 514 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note9 has an overall score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy M30s's 83.3 general score. The Galaxy Note9 is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than Galaxy M30s, but both are equally thin. The Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a greater pixel density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
The Galaxy Note9 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Galaxy Note9 also has 128 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note9 has a little faster processor than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Note9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Note9, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy M30s shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note9, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rate and a much tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photos and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a much bigger sensor providing a lot higher image quality and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
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