Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.3 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-28 | 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 |
| Black and Silver | 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 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 |
| 9.63 | 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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
Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Black Shark 2, having a general score of 82.4 against 82.3. Even though Galaxy M30 and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 were only released 1 months apart, Galaxy M30 is lighter and a little bit thinner. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has Android 10 version, providing the user a couple additional features.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 2 counts with just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Xiaomi Black Shark 2 also has a little better pixel density and a little bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Xiaomi Black Shark 2 captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a way better (4K) video definition, a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera, a way bigger sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality and a bigger camera aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30 has longer battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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