Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than Fairphone 5, having a 79.8 score against 75.5. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A30s has an older 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. The Galaxy A30s design is noticeably thinner and notably lighter than Fairphone 5, even though it was released 4 years before.
Fairphone 5 counts with a way better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a bit larger display, a way higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a way better 1224 x 2700px resolution. The Galaxy A30s counts with slightly more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Fairphone 5 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Fairphone 5 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
The Galaxy A30s counts with just a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, because although it has a back facing camera with a way worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
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