Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-09-29 | 2018-04-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.79 |
| 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark, having an 83.3 score against 80.4. The Galaxy M30s is a newer cellphone, and it is also a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30s has older 11 version while Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy M30s, although it has a little smaller display, a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a bit less pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Black Shark counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy M30s features a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M30s features a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy M30s shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a much bigger camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photos and a way more megapixels camera in the back.
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