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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 9.68 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s has a general score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z5 Compact's global score of 75.1. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A30s has 11 version while Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1, providing some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Galaxy A30s's construction is much newer and somewhat thinner than the Xperia Z5 Compact's, although it is somewhat heavier.
Xperia Z5 Compact features a much better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 720px, it also counts with a quite greater pixel density. Samsung Galaxy A30s has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory.
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, and they both have 8 processing cores, the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Galaxy A30s counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
Xperia Z5 Compact shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier camera aperture and a back-facing camera with a worse 23 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way better (4K) video quality.
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