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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | -- |
| -- | Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 is slightly better than the Galaxy A30s, getting a overall score of 80.6 against 79.8. Both devices in this review have Android operating system, but Xiaomi 15 has a more recent 14 version and Galaxy A30s has Android 11 version. Xiaomi 15 is a newer cellphone than the Galaxy A30s, but it is heavier and just a bit thicker.
The Xiaomi 15 features a way better display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xiaomi 15 also has a lot higher screen density and a lot better resolution of 1200 x 2670px. The Galaxy A30s counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 15, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy A30s counts with a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi 15, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Xiaomi 15 counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 5400mAh battery size instead of 4000mAh. Xiaomi 15 takes much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A30s, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a camera with a way better 50 megapixels resolution and a much higher video quality.
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