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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-09-20 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, having a global score of 79.8 against 78.1. The Samsung Galaxy A30s design is incredibly newer, a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A30s has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a better 1080 x 1920 resolution. Samsung Galaxy A30s features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus counts with a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has lesser cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM. The Galaxy A30s features just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A30s also has a much more megapixels camera and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3800mAh.
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