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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.8 |
| 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 | 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Blue and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 299.00 |
| 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 801 MSM8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 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 + 2.00 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| 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, EDR |
| 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
The Galaxy M30s is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, with an 83.3 score against 77.8. The Galaxy M30s construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, but it's heavier. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport has Android 4.4.2.
The Galaxy S5 Sport features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen. Galaxy S5 Sport has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor.
Samsung Galaxy M30s takes better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Sport, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a back facing camera with a way better resolution, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photos and a larger aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
Galaxy M30s has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and 48 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy M30s features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Sport, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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