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Samsung Galaxy M30 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy M30
6.0
Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Samsung Galaxy M30 Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)
Released · Mar 07, 2019
Released · Apr 01, 2016
6.4-inch · 2280x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Triple camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
2GB · 16GB
5000 mAh
3100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2019 Mar 28, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
159 x 75.1 x 8.5 mm 		5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g) 5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Soft keys Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Black, Gold, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 86.66% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 70.63% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 (14 nm) Snapdragon 410 8916 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Quad-core
1200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 306
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB 		2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 3100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive 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 		13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 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
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		5 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 40
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 13, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMM305F
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: 0.45 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg

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