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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| -- | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia 5 IV's 73.3 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy A30s construction is a little lighter and a little bit thinner than the Sony Xperia 5 IV. Samsung Galaxy A30s has an extremely better processor than Xperia 5 IV, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Xperia 5 IV counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater screen pixel density and a lot higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy A30s features a lot better camera than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because it has a lot more mega-pixels camera.
The Sony Xperia 5 IV has just a bit more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia 5 IV also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB. Xperia 5 IV features greater battery performance than Galaxy A30s, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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