Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2014-06-23 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 432 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 9.79 |
| 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 7.52 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is a little bit better than Galaxy S5 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 78.1. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS, but Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2. Even though Galaxy M30s is much newer than Galaxy S5 Plus, it is just a bit thicker and way heavier.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit faster processor than Galaxy M30s, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Galaxy S5 Plus features a better screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a way bigger sensor which provides a lot better image and video quality, a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a camera in the back with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 114 percent more battery size.
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