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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-10-20 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is much better than the Google Nexus 5X, getting an 83.3 score against 73.7. Even though the Galaxy M30s is a lot newer than the Google Nexus 5X, it is thicker and incredibly heavier. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a bit more powerful processing unit than Google Nexus 5X, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
Galaxy M30s counts with a screen that's just as good as the display in Google Nexus 5X, because although the Galaxy M30s has a just a little less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a better camera than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same size camera aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back facing camera with a way higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M30s features much more storage to install games and applications than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30s has a very superior battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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