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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-09-20 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 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 |
| -- | 0.43 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 |
| 9.68 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is slightly better than Xperia XZ3's global score of 79.6. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS, but Galaxy A30s has older 11 version and Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Galaxy A30s is a newer cellphone, and it's also notably thinner and lighter than Xperia XZ3.
Sony Xperia XZ3 features a lot better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch of display and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features a very superior storage for games and applications than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has more internal memory. The Sony Xperia XZ3 captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light captures and video and a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with longer battery life than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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