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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| 2019-03-02 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. The Galaxy A30 is a much newer and a bit thinner phone than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is also just a little bit heavier. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Galaxy A30 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy A30 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A30 also has a bigger aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy A30 features better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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