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| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-03-12 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 311 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MP1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a general score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5's overall score of 78.1. The Galaxy M30s is an older and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, but Samsung was able to make it just a bit thinner anyway. Both devices in this review include the same Android 11 OS.
Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy M30s counts with a bit better display than Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a larger screen, a greater screen pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy XCover 5, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot more MP back-facing camera and a lot higher video quality.
Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 counts with more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The Galaxy M30s features a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy XCover 5, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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