Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-05-23 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 205.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.12 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is better than Sony Xperia X, having an 82.4 score against 72.9. The Galaxy M30 is a a lot newer phone than the Sony Xperia X, although it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xperia X has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per inch of display.
Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia X, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M30 features a bit better processing unit than Xperia X, because it has 3 GB more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia X, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. The Xperia X shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs or videos in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality, the Xperia X also counts with faster video frame rates, a way better 23 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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