Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-02 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Pink, White and Yellow | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 425.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 520 hours standby time 11.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.64 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has an overall score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than the Xperia Z5 Compact's overall score of 75.1. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z5 Compact has Android 5.1 version. Samsung Galaxy M30's construction is incredibly newer and just a little thinner than Xperia Z5 Compact's, but it is way heavier.
Xperia Z5 Compact counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xperia Z5 Compact also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. Xperia Z5 Compact has a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a lot smaller display, a little worse display pixels density and a way lower resolution of 1280 x 720px.
Xperia Z5 Compact shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a much bigger sensor taking lot higher quality videos and photographs, a much better (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture and a camera with lot more megapixels. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features a really longer battery life than Xperia Z5 Compact, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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