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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is much better than Galaxy A5 (2016), getting an 82.4 score against 71.9. The Galaxy M30 construction is extremely newer than Galaxy A5 (2016)'s, although it's thicker and somewhat heavier. The Galaxy M30 has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy M30 also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) counts with a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixels amount in each inch in the screen. The Galaxy M30 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016). They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same resolution camera, a F1.9 camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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