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Samsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s is a little bit better than Galaxy S5, getting a global score of 83.3 against 80.8. The Samsung Galaxy M30s construction is way newer, but a bit thicker and extremely heavier than the Galaxy S5. Both devices in this comparison have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30s has 11 version while Galaxy S5 has Android 4.4.2.
The Galaxy S5 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a lot smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a higher display density.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy S5, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2800mAh.
The Galaxy M30s features a much better camera than Galaxy S5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy M30s also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a bigger aperture for better low light photos and videos.
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