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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active's 75.6 score. These phones include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A30s has the older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. The Samsung Galaxy A30s body is extremely newer, just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy S5 Active.
Galaxy S5 Active counts with a way better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080 and much more pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lower number of cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Galaxy A30s shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A30s also has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
The Galaxy A30s has a superior battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 43% greater battery size.
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