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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-09-29 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 345.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 4.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 5s, with a overall score of 79.6 against 76.4. Galaxy A30's design is newer and just a bit thinner, but also heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s. The Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, although it has 4 less cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM memory. Galaxy A30 features a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 5s takes a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera in the back with much less MP and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs in low-light environments, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher image and video quality and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy A30 has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 25 percent more battery size.
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