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| Global Score | |
| 82.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-30 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.32 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 760 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.52 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Xperia XZ2 Premium, getting an 82.4 score against 82.2. The Galaxy M30 is a incredibly lighter and thinner device than the Xperia XZ2 Premium, even when they were only released with a few months difference. Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 and a much greater pixels quantity per inch of display. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium captures much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a way larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, a back camera with a much better resolution, a way higher video resolution and a larger aperture for better images in low-light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 features a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3540mAh.
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