Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-16 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 502 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Galaxy M30, having a 93.6 score against 82.4. Even though Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and Galaxy M30 were released with only 2 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G construction is just a little bit thinner but heavier. Both phones in this review have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has an older 11 version and Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Galaxy S10 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy S10 5G also has more RAM. Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because it has a little bit larger screen, more pixels per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040px.
Galaxy S10 5G counts with a better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a way larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures, a larger camera sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a way better (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 has just a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because it has an 11 percent more battery size.
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