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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-04-04 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.45 x 3.01 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.76 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro's 78.7 global score. Samsung Galaxy A30's construction is somewhat thinner and lighter than the Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, even though it was released 3 years before. The Galaxy A30 has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Galaxy A30 features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2340 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher display density. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor capturing less light and duller colors and a smaller aperture which is not nice for low light photos, it also counts with a much better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro features a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Black Shark 5 Pro has a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has 4650mAh of battery capacity.
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