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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30 is slightly better than Xperia Z2, with a general score of 79.6 against 72.9. The Samsung Galaxy A30 is a incredibly newer and just a bit thinner phone than the Xperia Z2, although it's a bit heavier. Sony Xperia Z2 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Xperia Z2 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel amount in each inch in the display. Galaxy A30 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z2, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Galaxy A30 features superior battery duration than Xperia Z2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh. The Galaxy A30 shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has a much less mega-pixels back facing camera, a smaller back-facing camera sensor and a much worse (Full HD) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture for better low light photos and video.
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