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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 268 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Poco X2's global score of 79.3. Galaxy A30s's body is somewhat thinner and extremely lighter than the Xiaomi Poco X2, even when both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Both of these devices come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features.
Xiaomi Poco X2 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A30s, because it has a bit bigger display, a better pixels density and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Xiaomi Poco X2 has a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Poco X2, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photos, it also counts with a back facing camera with much more megapixels and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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