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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), having a 79.8 score against 75.8. Even though the Galaxy A30s is a little heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a little thinner and also notably newer. The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A30s, although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1080 x 1920 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A30s captures just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30s counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 33% larger battery capacity.
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