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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-05-05 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 16.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting a overall score of 82.4 against 72.8. The Galaxy M30 body is newer and a bit lighter, but just a little bit thicker than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. Galaxy M30 features a bit more vivid display than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a quite bigger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280.
Galaxy M30 features much more memory to store more apps and games than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bit better camera than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor providing a way worse image quality and a much lower 13 MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Galaxy M30 has a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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