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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-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 + 0.30 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.24 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 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 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Xperia Z2a's 73 score. The Samsung Galaxy A30 construction is a lot thinner but a bit heavier than Xperia Z2a. Xperia Z2a counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A30, because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel amount in each screen inch.
Galaxy A30 has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z2a, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Xperia Z2a has a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, because although it has less cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
The Galaxy A30 features just a bit better camera than Xperia Z2a, although it has a way less mega pixels back camera, a way lower (Full HD) video definition and a smaller back camera sensor capturing less light and washed colors. The Galaxy A30 counts with longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has a 33 percent more battery capacity.
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