Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Iceberg grey and Shadow black | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 430 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.13 |
| 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 | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro has a general score of 82.9, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30's 82.4 overall score. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Even though the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro is a better phone than the Samsung Galaxy M30, it must be told that it's also somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit greater pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM.
Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 features improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, because it has a 25 percent bigger battery size.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro takes way better pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography, a back camera with a way better resolution, a much larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
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