Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.1 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2015-09-02 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.43 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 409.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 520 hours standby time 13.2 hours talk time |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia Z5's score of 77.6. Samsung Galaxy M30 is a way newer phone than Sony Xperia Z5, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Z5 has Android 5.1 version, providing the user some nice extra features and improved performance.
Xperia Z5 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has 3 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia Z5 also counts with an extra GPU. Xperia Z5 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little greater pixels number in each display inch.
Galaxy M30 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z5, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 counts with a much better battery life than Sony Xperia Z5, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
Sony Xperia Z5 features a superior camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a way higher (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography and videos and a way larger sensor which offers a way higher photo and video quality.
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