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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 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 405 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)'s overall score of 71.9. Even though the Galaxy M30s is newer than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), it is somewhat thicker and heavier. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a bit better processing power than Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has 2 GB more RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s and Galaxy A5 (2016) both count with really similar displays, because although the Samsung Galaxy M30s has a little worse display pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution. Samsung Galaxy M30s captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much higher 48 MP resolution camera.
The Galaxy M30s features a very superior storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30s features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 6000mAh battery size instead of 2900mAh.
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