Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 9.0 Pie | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-09-29 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| 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 + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 5s's general score of 76.4. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30s is much newer than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it's much heavier and a little thicker. Both phones in this comparison review include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version while Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The Xiaomi Mi 5s features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater display pixels density. Galaxy M30s has more memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30s has just a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy M30s also has 4 more processing cores. Galaxy M30s counts with a much better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has an 88 percent greater battery size.
The Galaxy M30s has a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have the same video definition, a F2 aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also has a bigger camera sensor and a lot higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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