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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and Silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 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 | |
| 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Xperia XZ2's 79.1 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A30s is a newer cellphone, and it's also extremely thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xperia XZ2. Sony Xperia XZ2 features a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a much better pixel quantity per screen inch.
Galaxy A30s has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Xperia XZ2 counts with just a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30s. Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processor.
Xperia XZ2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture and a lot worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better video definition. Galaxy A30s features superior battery duration than Xperia XZ2, because it has a 26% more battery capacity.
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