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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-05-26 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass; metal | Plastic |
| $ 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M30s has an overall score of 83.3, which is much better than the Xperia Z3+'s global score of 73.7. These devices work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has the newer 11 version and Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version, offering a couple additional features. The Samsung Galaxy M30s construction is much newer, but notably heavier and a lot thicker than Xperia Z3+.
The Xperia Z3+ features just a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a quite better performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
Galaxy M30s takes just a bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z3+, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Galaxy M30s also has a back camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3+, because it has more internal memory and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 105% more battery size.
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