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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 93.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2021-07-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Grey and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 III is much better than the Samsung Galaxy M30s, having a overall score of 93.3 against 83.3. Both of these phones come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so both of them should give you identical OS features. The Sony Xperia 1 III body is newer, just a little lighter and a little bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy M30s.
Xperia 1 III features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 1 III also has 8 GB more RAM memory. Xperia 1 III has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a much better quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution and a quite bigger display.
The Xperia 1 III features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 192 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy M30s takes just a bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia 1 III, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor shooting worse quality images, slower video frame rates and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a camera with a way higher 48 megapixels resolution.
The Galaxy M30s features improved battery life than Xperia 1 III, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4500mAh.
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