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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-09-15 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a general score of 83.3, which is much better than Fairphone 5's global score of 75.5. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. The Galaxy M30s design is just a little bit thinner and lighter than the Fairphone 5, even though it was released many years before.
Fairphone 5 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a bit larger screen, a little higher 1224 x 2700 resolution and a bit better screen density. The Fairphone 5 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M30s has a greater camera than Fairphone 5, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs or video in low-light situations, a much smaller back-facing camera sensor shooting much worse quality pictures and videos and a back-facing camera with a worse 48 megapixels resolution.
Fairphone 5 features a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a much longer battery life than Fairphone 5, because it has a 43% more battery size.
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