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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 82.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-03-28 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2's 82.3 general score. Even when the Samsung Galaxy M30 and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were released with only a few months difference, the Samsung Galaxy M30 is lighter and a little bit thinner. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10 version, so it provides a couple nice extra features and performance improvements.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a little greater pixel density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340. Galaxy M30 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 features just a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a higher amount of RAM. Galaxy M30 counts with better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back, a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs, a way better (4K) video quality and a larger aperture.
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