Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 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
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is a bit better than the Xperia XZ Premium's general score of 79.8. Although the Galaxy M30 is just a bit thicker than the Xperia XZ Premium, it's just a bit lighter and newer. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater display pixels density and a way better resolution of 2160 x 3840.
Galaxy M30 has a superior storage to store more apps and games than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The Xperia XZ Premium has just a bit better performance than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light images, it also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a lot higher video definition and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much better battery life than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3230mAh.
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