Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.43 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 5.92 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30s, getting a overall score of 86.6 against 79.8. Although it's the best phone in this comparison, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a notably thicker and a lot heavier phone than Samsung Galaxy A30s. These phones work with Android OS, but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A30s has Android 11 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30s, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because it has a little bigger display, a much better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a better display pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy A30s features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with better battery life than Galaxy A30s, because it has an 18% more battery capacity.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots way better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A30s, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for taking photos in low light situations, it also counts with a back camera with a lot higher 64 mega pixels resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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