TCL 30 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Comparison and Differences
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TCL 30 or Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | TCL 30 | Samsung Galaxy S9 | |
Rating | 1) | (+1) | (+|
Release date | 2022, February 27 | 2018, February | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 166.5 x 75.2 x 7.7 mm | 6.56 x 6.56 x 2.96 in | 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm | 5.81 x 5.81 x 2.7 in | |
Weight | 185 g | 6.53 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
Body Build | Polycarbonate | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, Blue | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue | |
Battery | 4500 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 490 EUR | ||
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | ||
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.7" in | 5.8" in | |
Screen area | 84.8 cm2 | ||
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 86% | 83.6% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 2960 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 393 PPI | 570 PPI | |
Screen protection | Scratch resistant | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
Other specs | - HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -50 MP, ƒ/ 2.2, (wide), 1.12 µm -2 MP, ƒ/ 2.4, (depth), -2 MP, (macro) |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | |
Functions | LED flash | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
Video | 1080p video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | |
Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 8 MP, ƒ/ | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | |
Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
Video | 1440p@30fps | ||
DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 12 Snow Cone | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 (8 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
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CPU | - Octa-Core (2x Kryo 460 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 460 1.8 GHz) | - 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, China |
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GPU | Adreno 619 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
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External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | ||
Internal memory | 4GB 64GB, 4GB · 64GB | 64/128/256 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 380005 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 284449 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 510 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1725 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1987 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1835 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 469 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1957 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 3288 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8240 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8705 | ||
GeekBench 4 Battery | 3960 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) -3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900) -4G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500) -5G - n1 (2100), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | ||
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac,Dual band ,Wi-Fi Hotspot ,Wi-Fi Direct ,Wi-Fi Display | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | Yes, USB Type C, USB On-The-Go (OTG) | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
Radio | Yes | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | |
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), Proximity, Accelerometer, compass , Infrared port | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 18.0W |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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Versions |
- Versions: G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) |
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