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

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Samsung Galaxy M30 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Released · Mar 07, 2019
Released · Jan 13, 2017
6.4-inch · 2280x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Triple camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
3000 mAh
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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
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