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| Global Score | |
| 83.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-29 |
| -- | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 605 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia 1 VI's 83.2 score. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version while Sony Xperia 1 VI has Android 14. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has a way better 1644 x 3840 resolution, a way better display density and a bit larger screen.
Galaxy M30s counts with a much better processing power than Xperia 1 VI, although it has 8 GB less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Xperia 1 VI shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 1 VI also has faster video frame rates, a bigger camera aperture and a way larger camera sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI has a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 256 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has longer battery performance than Xperia 1 VI, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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