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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 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 and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 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 |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 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 + 2.10 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 390 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 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
Galaxy M30s is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus, getting a overall score of 83.3 against 78.1. The Galaxy M30s body is much newer than the Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus's, but it is heavier and just a little bit thicker. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a just a little higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy S5 Plus has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M30s, because although it has 4 less processing cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a better camera than Galaxy S5 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a much higher 48 MP resolution camera in the back, a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments and a way larger sensor providing a way higher image quality.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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