Screen size
Quick verdict
S50 leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
S30
5
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
S50
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
S30
GSM / HSPA / LTE
S50
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
S30
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
S50
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
S30
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - Global, HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - North America
S50
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
S30
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - Global, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - North America
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
S50
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed
S30
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
S50
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
S30
2015, September. Released 2015, September
S50
2014, September. Released 2014, November
Status
S30
Discontinued
S50
Discontinued
Dimensions
S30
141.9 x 72.7 x 13.3 mm (5.59 x 2.86 x 0.52 in)
S50
144.5 x 77 x 12.7 mm (5.69 x 3.03 x 0.5 in)
Weight
S30
181 g (6.38 oz)
S50
185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM
S30
Nano-SIM
S50
Micro-SIM
Other
S30
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1m for 60 min) Drop resistant up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810G compliant
S50
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant Drop resistant up to 1.2m
Type
S30
TFT
S50
IPS LCD
Size
S30
4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~54.1% screen-to-body ratio)
S50
4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
S30
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
S50
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
Protection
S30
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
S50
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
OS
S30
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
S50
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
S30
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
S50
Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU
S30
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
S50
Quadcore 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
S30
Adreno 304
S50
Adreno 305
Card slot
S30
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
S50
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
S30
8GB 1GB RAM
S50
8GB 2GB RAM
Other
S30
eMMC 4.5
S50
eMMC 4.5
Single
S30
5 MP, AF
S50
8 MP, AF
Features
S30
LED flash
S50
LED flash
Video
S30
1080p@60fps
S50
1080p@30fps
Single
S30
2 MP
S50
VGA
Video
S30
S50
Loudspeaker
S30
Yes
S50
Yes
3.5mm jack
S30
Yes
S50
Yes
WLAN
S30
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
S50
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
S30
4.1, A2DP, LE
S50
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
S30
GPS, GLONASS
S50
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
S30
No
S50
Yes
Radio
S30
FM radio
S50
FM radio
USB
S30
microUSB 2.0, OTG
S50
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
S30
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
S50
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
S30
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
S50
Li-Ion 2630 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
S30
Up to 936 h
S50
Up to 792 h
Talk time
S30
Up to 18 h
S50
Up to 16 h
Charging
S30
-
S50
Wireless (Qi)
Colors
S30
Black
S50
Forest, Slate
Models
S30
S30
S50
-
Price
S30
About 340 EUR
S50
About 460 EUR