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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2021-04-14 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III has a general score of 90.5, which is a bit better than Galaxy M30s's general score of 83.3. Sony Xperia 5 III's construction is newer, lighter and just a bit thinner than Galaxy M30s. Both of these devices come with the same Android 11 operating system. Sony Xperia 5 III has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution.
The Sony Xperia 5 III has just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia 5 III also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30s takes a bit better videos and photos than Xperia 5 III, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing lower quality videos and images, worse 30 frames per second video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution.
The Xperia 5 III counts with much more memory capacity for apps and games than Galaxy M30s, because it has 192 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s counts with superior battery life than Xperia 5 III, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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