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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.14 x 2.64 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s is much better than Sony Xperia 5 IV, with an 83.3 score against 73.3. Samsung Galaxy M30s is a just a little bit heavier and just a little thicker cellphone than Sony Xperia 5 IV. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a bit more vivid screen than Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a quite larger screen.
The Xperia 5 IV has much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 1 TB. The Galaxy M30s counts with a way better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 5 IV, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy M30s counts with better battery duration than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy M30s captures much clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia 5 IV, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a worse image and video quality, it also counts with a camera with way more megapixels.
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