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| Global Score | |
| 81 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-02 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Grey and Red | Black, Blue and White |
| 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 | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 449 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is a bit better than Xperia 5's 81 score. The Samsung Galaxy M30s construction is just a bit thicker and heavier than the Xperia 5. Sony Xperia 5 has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little better display pixels density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2520.
Xperia 5 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xperia 5 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. Sony Xperia 5 features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB, the Sony Xperia 5 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30s captures much better pictures and videos than Xperia 5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also counts with a camera in the back with lot more megapixels and a lot larger camera sensor providing a lot better image quality.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a superior battery lifetime than Xperia 5, because it has a 91 percent greater battery size.
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