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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| -- | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 268 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 11.99 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is much better than the Galaxy A30s, having an 88.3 score against 79.8. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 design is newer than the Galaxy A30s's, but it's thicker and much heavier. Both of these devices use the same Android 11 operating system, so both should offer very similar OS features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a greater processing power than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a greater screen pixels density, a quite bigger display and a lot higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a much higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A30s has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A30s, because it has a 13% larger battery capacity.
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