Samsung Galaxy S9 vs Motorola Edge X30
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| Phone Names | Samsung Galaxy S9 | Motorola Edge X30 |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| 5G bands | - | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA | - | |
| Launch | ||
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| Announced | 2018, February 25. Released 2018, March 09 | 2021, December 09 |
| Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2021, December 15 |
| Body | ||
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| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Glass front, glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Dimensions | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in) | 163.6 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm (6.44 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 194 g (6.84 oz) |
| IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) | Water-repellent design | |
| Display | ||
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| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | - |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~393 ppi density) |
| Size | 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~87.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10 | OLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 700 nits (HBM) |
| 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display | - | |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEAOcta-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China | Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) |
| Chipset | Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China | Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China | Adreno 730 |
| OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5 | Android 12, MYUI 3.0 |
| Memory | ||
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| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only | No |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
| UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 | |
| Main Camera | ||
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| Features | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Single | 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS | - |
| Triple | - | 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm Auxiliary lens |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps) | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie camera | ||
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| Dual | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera) | - |
| Features | HDR | HDR |
| Single | - | 60 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.61µm or 60 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.61µm, under display |
| Video | 1440p@30fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | Yes | No |
| 35mm jack | Yes | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG | - | |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 | USB Type-C |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Features | ||
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| Sensors | Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) | Ready For support | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | 15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) | 68W wired, 100% in 35 min |
| Type | Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) | Market-dependent versions:· Li-Po 5000 mAh (regular version)· Li-Po 4800 mAh (under screen camera version) |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | White, Black |
| Models | SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K | XT2201-2, XT2201-6 |
| Price | About 110 EUR | About 420 EUR |
| SAR | 0.63 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) | - |
| SAR EU | 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) | - |
| Tests | ||
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| Audio quality | Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB | - |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 78h | - |
| Camera | Photo / Video | - |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) | - |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB | - |
| Performance | AnTuTu: 250156 (v7) GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | - |
| OUR TESTS | ||
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| Audio quality | Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB | - |
| Battery (old) | Endurance rating 78h | - |
| Camera | Photo / Video | - |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.630 (sunlight) | - |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 68dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 81dB | - |
| Performance | AnTuTu: 250156 (v7) GeekBench: 8830 (v4.4) GFXBench: 14fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) | - |