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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-08-13 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | Black and Blue |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 415.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note 5's overall score of 79.3. Galaxy M30's body is a lot newer than Samsung Galaxy Note 5's, although it is just a bit thicker and just a bit heavier. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has Android 5.1, so it provides you a lot of extra features and increased performance.
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a better pixel quantity per inch of screen. Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M30 features a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has more cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy M30 has a much better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 67 percent greater battery size. Galaxy Note 5 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same aperture, the Galaxy Note 5 also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a more megapixels back camera and a larger camera sensor shooting higher quality photos and videos.
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