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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-07 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's 76.4 score. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, offering a lot of extra features and enhanced performance. Galaxy M30's body is newer, but a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Xiaomi Mi 5s.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy M30 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a processing unit that is very similar to the CPU in Samsung Galaxy M30, although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less processing cores (but faster). Xiaomi Mi 5s takes just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and a less megapixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a lot larger camera sensor taking much better quality videos and pictures and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 56% greater battery size.
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