Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-06-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| 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 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy C5, with an 82.4 score against 76.4. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, so it offers some additional features. The Galaxy M30 is a notably newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it's extremely thicker and somewhat heavier.
Galaxy M30 features a screen that is very similar to Galaxy C5's screen, because although the Galaxy M30 has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a bigger display. The Galaxy M30 features a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy C5, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy M30 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy C5, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Galaxy M30 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a camera that's just as good as Galaxy C5's camera, and although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels, they both have the same camera aperture.
Galaxy M30 features a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy C5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
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