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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-05-29 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30, getting a score of 82.6 against 82.4. Even though the Sony Xperia 1 and the Samsung Galaxy M30 were released only 3 months apart, the Sony Xperia 1 body is a bit heavier but also a little thinner. The Xperia 1 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy M30. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia 1 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a way higher 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution, a quite bigger screen and a way higher display pixel density. Sony Xperia 1 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a less mega-pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution, a larger camera aperture and a larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 and Sony Xperia 1 both have extremely similar memory for games and applications, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 features a way better battery life than Xperia 1, because it has a 50% greater battery size.
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