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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2018-03-16 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A30, getting a global score of 83.3 against 79.6. Although Samsung Galaxy S9 is older and a little thicker than the Galaxy A30, it's construction is still just a little bit lighter. Galaxy S9 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Galaxy S9 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better pixels number in each inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2960px resolution. Galaxy S9 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera with a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality, a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 features a little bit more memory for games and applications than Galaxy S9, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A30 counts with greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 33 percent greater battery capacity.
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