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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass | Plastic |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than the Sony Xperia Z2's global score of 72.9. Galaxy M30s's construction is much newer than Sony Xperia Z2's, but it is just a little bit thicker and heavier. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30s has the previous 11 version and Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4.
Sony Xperia Z2 features a better display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher screen density. The Galaxy M30s has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z2, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M30s's CPU is just as good as the Sony Xperia Z2 one, because although the Galaxy M30s has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and more 2300 megahertz cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a way better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has an 88% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s captures a lot better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a back facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality.
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