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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 88.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-05-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.41 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Mirror Black and Pale Grey |
| Plastic | Metal and Plastic |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 394 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 4 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M30, having a overall score of 88.3 against 82.4. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 design is newer than Samsung Galaxy M30's, although it's heavier and thicker. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 has older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 4 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and videos, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a much higher video definition and a camera with a way higher 48 megapixels resolution.
Galaxy M30 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 4, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4500mAh.
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