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| Global Score | |
| 86.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-05-08 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.83 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 11.44 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.56 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30s, having a score of 86.6 against 83.3. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy M30s has Android 11 version. Although Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a better phone than Samsung Galaxy M30s, we must highlight that it's also a thicker and heavier phone.
The Galaxy M30s and Xiaomi Black Shark 3 count with incredibly similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30s has a bit smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a little greater pixels density. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30s, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels, faster video frame rate, a larger aperture to take better images and video in low light situations and a larger sensor taking better quality photos and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy M30s features a greater storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has improved battery lifetime than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4720mAh.
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