Compare phones
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus
SM-G901F| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 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 |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 2.10 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is slightly better than Galaxy S5 Plus, with a overall score of 79.6 against 78.1. The Galaxy A30 construction is newer and just a bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Galaxy S5 Plus. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has a more vivid display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixel density.
The Galaxy A30 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy S5 Plus features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has less CPU cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus features a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have a back-facing camera with a 16 mega-pixels resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has a 43% more battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.