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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is better than the Galaxy S5 Active, having an 83.3 score against 75.6. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30s has 11 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. Galaxy M30s's body has the same thickness than Galaxy S5 Active, but it is a little heavier.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a much better looking screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a bit greater display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a bit better CPU than Galaxy M30s, because although it has 4 less cpu cores and 2 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity instead of 2800mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a way better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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