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| Global Score | |
| 75.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-27 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.57 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 430.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia 10 Plus's 75.4 overall score. Although Galaxy A30s and the Sony Xperia 10 Plus were released with only 7 months difference, Galaxy A30s is just a little thinner and just a little lighter. The Sony Xperia 10 Plus counts with a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a much better 1080 x 2520px resolution, way more pixels per inch in the screen and a quite larger display.
The Galaxy A30s counts with a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Xperia 10 Plus, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy A30s also has 64 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A30s's processing unit is very similar to the processing unit in Sony Xperia 10 Plus, both have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cpu cores.
The Galaxy A30s has a camera that's just as good as Xperia 10 Plus's camera, and although the Galaxy A30s has a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in low light environments and a way more megapixels back camera, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with greater battery lifetime than Xperia 10 Plus, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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