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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-01 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 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 | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is much better than the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, getting an 83.3 score against 74.6. Samsung Galaxy M30s's construction is newer and just a little thinner than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact's, although it's noticeably heavier. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has just a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a way larger display, a higher screen density and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The Xperia XZ1 Compact features a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30s. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. The Galaxy M30s captures better videos and photos than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have a F2 camera aperture, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (4K) video quality, the Galaxy M30s also has a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos and a way better resolution camera.
The Galaxy M30s counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s has a really longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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