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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-09-29 | 2022-04-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 12.65 |
| 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's 78.7 general score. The Galaxy M30s design is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it was released many years before. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M30s has the older 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has Android 12.
Galaxy M30s has a lot better performance than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy M30s features just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, it also counts with a little better screen density.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a lot tinier back camera sensor providing a lot lower image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro also counts with faster video frame rates, a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy M30s features superior battery duration than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity against 4650mAh.
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