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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.1 |
| 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 | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 12.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.76 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, with a global score of 83.3 against 78.1. These devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30s has an older 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30s is much newer than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, it is thicker and somewhat heavier.
Samsung Galaxy M30s has a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a little bit better screen than Galaxy M30s, although it has a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, a quite smaller display and a little bit lower screen pixels density.
The Galaxy M30s features more memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. Galaxy M30s captures better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a F2 aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also has a much larger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs and a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
Galaxy M30s counts with a way better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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