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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-03-12 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 311 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, having an 82.4 score against 78.1. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 has Android 11 version. Galaxy M30 is a notably older and just a little heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung made it a little bit thinner anyway.
Galaxy XCover 5 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a way higher 1080 x 2280px resolution, a bigger screen and a better screen pixels density.
Galaxy XCover 5's camera is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy M30 one, and although the Galaxy XCover 5 has a larger diafragm aperture and a higher resolution back facing camera, they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate. Galaxy M30 counts with just a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports 512 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy M30 has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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