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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5, having an 82.4 score against 80.8. These devices have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2, giving you a couple nice extra features and better performance. The Samsung Galaxy M30 body is incredibly newer than Samsung Galaxy S5's, although it's somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker.
Samsung Galaxy S5 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 4 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy S5 counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels quantity in each inch of display.
Galaxy M30 has a very superior storage for apps and games than Galaxy S5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 features a slightly better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for shooting images or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a more mega pixels camera, a larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a higher photo and video quality and a way better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy S5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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