Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.54 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 (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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ2, having an 82.4 score against 79.1. Samsung Galaxy M30's body is newer, thinner and lighter than the Sony Xperia XZ2. The Sony Xperia XZ2 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Xperia XZ2 features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a quite greater pixel count in each inch in the display. The Galaxy M30 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ2, because it has an external memory slot that holds up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Galaxy M30 features a superior battery performance than Xperia XZ2, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3180mAh. The Xperia XZ2 has a better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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