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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-03 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| $ 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP4 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is better than the Xiaomi Mi 5c, having an 83.3 score against 72.4. These phones have Android OS, but the Galaxy M30s has the previous 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 5c has Android 7.1 Nougat version. The Galaxy M30s body is newer, but way heavier and thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 5c. Xiaomi Mi 5c features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy M30s has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M30s also has 1 GB more RAM memory. Galaxy M30s captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy M30s also has a bigger aperture for better low light captures and a lot more MP back-facing camera.
Galaxy M30s features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5c, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30s also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30s features a much longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 2860mAh.
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