Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction is way newer, but a bit thicker and just a little heavier than Galaxy A5 (2017). The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s processing unit is very similar to Galaxy M30's processor, and although the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has 3 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A5 (2017) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a camera with more MP.
Galaxy M30 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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