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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is much better than Galaxy A5 (2016), with a global score of 79.8 against 71.9. The Galaxy A30s design is newer, but just a bit heavier and a little thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2016). The Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a much better pixel amount per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has much more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a much better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 2900mAh. The Galaxy A30s takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy A30s also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back and a bigger aperture to capture better low light images.
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