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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2019-02-27 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.14 x 2.68 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 349.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.46 |
| 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 | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Xperia 10's score of 73.7. Even though Galaxy A30 and Xperia 10 were released with only 0 months difference, the Galaxy A30 body is just a little bit heavier but also just a little thinner than Xperia 10. Sony Xperia 10 counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a little bit more pixels per inch of display.
The Xperia 10 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A30 features as much storage capacity to store more apps and games as the Sony Xperia 10, both have exactly the same internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a better camera than Xperia 10, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a camera with a higher resolution, a bigger back camera sensor and a bigger aperture. Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia 10, because it has a 39% larger battery capacity.
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