Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 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 | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is a bit better than Sony Xperia Z2, getting a global score of 79.8 against 72.9. Although Galaxy A30s is just a bit heavier than Sony Xperia Z2, it's just a bit thinner and way newer. These devices include Android operating system, but the Galaxy A30s has the older 11 version and Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4.
Xperia Z2 has a way better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px and way more pixels per inch in the screen. Xperia Z2 counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy A30s shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a bigger aperture and a camera in the back with more mega pixels. The Samsung Galaxy A30s has much more memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 112 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy A30s features better battery duration than Xperia Z2, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3200mAh.
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