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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Xperia XZs's 77.2 global score. Galaxy M30 is a newer cellphone than Xperia XZs, but it is a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker. Xperia XZs features a little sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZs, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Sony Xperia XZs and Galaxy M30 feature very similar processing units, although the Sony Xperia XZs has a lower number of cores (but faster) and 2 GB lesser RAM memory.
The Xperia XZs shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light images, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia XZs, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2900mAh.
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