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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Galaxy A30 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3+'s general score of 73.7. Although Galaxy A30 is extremely newer than Sony Xperia Z3+, it is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A30 has a bit better performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 7 more cpu cores (although they are slower) and 1 GB more RAM.
The Xperia Z3+ has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the display. Sony Xperia Z3+ counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot higher video quality, a larger sensor providing a better image quality and a much better 20.7 MP resolution camera.
The Galaxy A30 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy A30 counts with a much better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 37 percent larger battery capacity.
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