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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy S5's 80.8 global score. Even though Samsung Galaxy M30 is notably newer than the Galaxy S5, it's just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. These phones work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2, offering a lot of extra features and increased performance.
The Galaxy S5 features an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a better display pixel density. Galaxy S5 has a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
Galaxy M30 features a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy S5, because it has more internal memory and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy S5 takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher 16 mega pixels resolution, a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has a 79% more battery size.
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