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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.4 |
| 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| 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 global score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Xperia XZ2 Premium's 82.2 overall score. The Galaxy M30 is a extremely thinner and a lot lighter phone than the Xperia XZ2 Premium, even though both were released only a few months apart. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have a 6 GB RAM and 8 cores.
Xperia XZ2 Premium features a much better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px and a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy M30 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3540mAh. The Xperia XZ2 Premium features a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a back facing camera with a much better 19 mega-pixels resolution, a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations and a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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