Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| -- | Black and Blue |
| Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is better than Sony Xperia 5 IV's 73.3 general score. Even being the best in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy M30 is a a little bit thicker and a bit heavier cellphone than the Sony Xperia 5 IV. Galaxy M30 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 2280 resolution and a bit less pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a much better performance than Xperia 5 IV, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy M30 takes greater photos and videos than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a much tinier camera sensor shooting way worse quality videos and images, it also counts with a camera in the back with a better 13 mega pixels resolution.
The Xperia 5 IV counts with a bit bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy M30, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia 5 IV also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. Xperia 5 IV and Galaxy M30 both count with very similar batteries duration.
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