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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 1 has a global score of 82.6, which is a bit better than Galaxy A30's 79.6 overall score. Although the Sony Xperia 1 is better than Galaxy A30, we must tell that it's also just a little heavier and a little bit thicker. The Sony Xperia 1 has a little better performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Sony Xperia 1 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia 1 has a much better display than Galaxy A30, because it has a way higher 1644 x 3840 resolution, a lot better pixels quantity per inch of screen and a little bigger screen. The Xperia 1 has a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB, the Xperia 1 also has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy A30 features superior battery life than Xperia 1, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3330mAh. The Xperia 1 captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture, a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a way better (4K) video resolution.
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