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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 218.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 a general score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c's 72.4 score. Although Samsung Galaxy A30 is newer than Xiaomi Mi 5c, it is just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Mi 5c features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A30, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a little bit lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch. The Galaxy A30 counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Galaxy A30 also has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much bigger camera aperture.
Galaxy A30 features a very superior memory for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB. Galaxy A30 features a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2860mAh.
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