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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting a overall score of 79.8 against 79. The Samsung Galaxy A30s is a newer phone, and it is also much thinner and a little bit lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a much higher screen density. Galaxy A30s features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a very superior battery performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia XZ2 Compact captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower 19 MP resolution and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
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