Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Samsung Galaxy A30
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2018 | February 2019 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon, March 2018 | Coming Soon - Q1 2019 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 16,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Various | Black, White, Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in) |
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm (6.24 x 2.93 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 163 g (5.75 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes |
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| User Interface | |
| Samsung Experience | - |
| Processor | |
|
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 [Similar] |
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA & China [Similar] |
Mali-G71 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 16 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2 Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] | 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Yes |
| USB | |
| 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |