Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-17 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 900.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 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 (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 | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 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 Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than Xperia XZ3, with an 82.4 score against 79.6. Both phones we are comparing here include the same Android 9.0 Pie OS (operating system). The Galaxy M30 is a thinner and a little lighter phone than Xperia XZ3, even though both of them were only released 5 months apart.
Xperia XZ3 has a bit better performance than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xperia XZ3 counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and a higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and/or video in low light situations, it also counts with a camera with much more mega-pixels, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lot larger sensor shooting much better quality videos and pictures.
Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy M30 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3330mAh.
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