Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm	5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	5.61 oz (159.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud

Display

Size
6.4-inch	5.2-inch
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
86.66 %	71.51 %
Features
Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Mali-T830 MP3
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107.6 GB	32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), Samsung One UI	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 13, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F	Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.93 W/kg	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2019	Jan 02, 2017

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49.9 GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy M30 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Specs
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User Reviews
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