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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 394 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 has a score of 82.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30's overall score of 82.4. The Sony Xperia 1 construction is a little bit thinner but a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy M30, and both of them were released only 3 months apart. The Xperia 1 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy M30. Both have the same number of cores and a 6 GB RAM.
The Sony Xperia 1 has a better screen than Galaxy M30, because it has a quite larger display, a lot higher 1644 x 3840px resolution and a much higher pixel count per display inch. Xperia 1's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Galaxy M30's one, both have the same internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Sony Xperia 1 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture, a larger back camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos and a lot higher video definition.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia 1, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3330mAh.
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