Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-02 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the Xperia 5, having a general score of 82.4 against 81. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction is just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier than the Xperia 5. Xperia 5 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution.
Sony Xperia 5 features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processor. The Xperia 5 takes slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger sensor capturing higher quality photos and videos, a larger aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Sony Xperia 5, they have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 features a way better battery duration than Xperia 5, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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