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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-29 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium's global score of 79.8. Samsung Galaxy M30s's body is a lot newer and just a little lighter, but thicker than Sony Xperia XZ Premium. The Xperia XZ Premium has a lot better display than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 2160 x 3840 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy M30s counts with just a bit bigger memory for applications and games than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M30s also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Xperia XZ Premium has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Galaxy M30s shoots much better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same video frame rates, the same aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M30s also has a larger sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a superior battery life than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has an 86% larger battery capacity.
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