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Samsung Galaxy A30 Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
Launch
Release Date
Mar, 2019 Mar, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
Samsung Experience 9.5 One UI 2.5
Dimensions
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight
165 g 189 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Black, Blue, Red Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue
Display Specifications
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Multitouch Super AMOLED
Size
6.4 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2340 Pixels (~403 PPI) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~529 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Galss (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
na 3D Touch (home button only), HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 4000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Charging
- Fast battery charging 15W Fast charging 15W
Quick Charge 2.0
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2 x 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold + 6 x 1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, Chin
Chipset
Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 4/6GB RAM
Storage Memory
64GB Built-in 64/128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD card (supports up to 512GB) (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Dual 16 MP, f/1.9, PDAF + 5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), autofocus, LED flash, LED Flash Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, Vid o (1080p@30fps) Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@3 /60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) Show more

Front
16 MP, f/1.9, HDR, Video (1080p@30fps) Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSPA, 4G LTE-A GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v5.0 with A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint (rear mounted), Gyro, Proximity Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, ANT+ support, Photo/video editor, Document viewer FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 286 USD $976
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
8 Point(s) 4 Point(s)
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