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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 Xperia XZ3 is a bit better than Galaxy A30, getting a general score of 79.6 against 79.6. The Xperia XZ3 construction is somewhat heavier and a lot thicker than Galaxy A30. The Xperia XZ3 has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A30. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cpu cores. Xperia XZ3 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880 resolution and a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia XZ3 has as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Galaxy A30, they have an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A30 counts with better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ3, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3330mAh.
Xperia XZ3 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a more MP camera, a bigger camera sensor taking better quality photographs and videos and a way better video quality.
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