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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-20 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is just a bit better than Xiaomi Black Shark, getting a general score of 83.3 against 80.4. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M30s has older 11 version and Xiaomi Black Shark has Android 9.0 Pie. Samsung Galaxy M30s is a newer device, and it's also a little lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Black Shark.
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Black Shark also has 4 GB more RAM. Xiaomi Black Shark has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy M30s, although it has a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a little inferior pixels quantity per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy M30s captures much better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy M30s also counts with a much more mega-pixels back camera and a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a much better image and video quality.
The Galaxy M30s features a greater storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s has a much better battery life than Xiaomi Black Shark, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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