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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-14 | 2021-02-16 |
| 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Green and Pink | Pastel sky and Phantom black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III is much better than Moto G30, with a 90.5 score against 78.1. Xperia 5 III's design is somewhat lighter and thinner than Moto G30, even when they were released only a few months apart. Sony Xperia 5 III has a brighter display than Moto G30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2520 and a way greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xperia 5 III has just a little better processing power than Moto G30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia 5 III also has a greater amount of RAM. The Motorola Moto G30 features a camera that is just as good as Xperia 5 III's camera, because although the Motorola Moto G30 has lower 60 fps video frame rate, and they both have a F1.7 aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, it also counts with a much more MP back-facing camera.
The Xperia 5 III features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than Moto G30, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The Motorola Moto G30 counts with just a little better battery performance than Xperia 5 III, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 4500mAh.
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