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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than Xiaomi 12X, having a global score of 79.8 against 77.8. Both devices in this review come with the same Android 11 OS, so you shouldn't perceive any differences regarding that. Although the Galaxy A30s is extremely older than Xiaomi 12X, it's construction is a little bit thinner and just a little lighter.
Galaxy A30s counts with a really superior performance than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Xiaomi 12X has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a lot better pixel number per inch in the display.
The Galaxy A30s has much more storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi 12X takes a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for capturing pictures or video in low light environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels and a lot better video resolution.
Xiaomi 12X has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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