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Samsung Galaxy A5
SM-A500, SM-A500F, SM-A500K, SM-A500H, SM-A500L, SM-A500HQ| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-30 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.34 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.92 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s is better than Galaxy A5, getting a overall score of 83.3 against 72.4. Both phones in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30s has older 11 version and Galaxy A5 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Samsung Galaxy M30s design is a lot newer, but way heavier and noticeably thicker than the Galaxy A5.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A5, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. The Galaxy A5 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it has a really smaller display, a much worse pixels density and a much lower 1280 x 720 resolution.
Galaxy M30s features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5, because it has 48 GB more internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh.
The Galaxy M30s has a greater camera than Galaxy A5, because it has a lot better video definition and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
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