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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-04-28 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30s has a score of 79.8, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 6's 76.5 global score. The Samsung Galaxy A30s design is a lot newer and a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi Mi 6's, but it's also a bit thicker. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a much better looking display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better count of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit faster processor than Samsung Galaxy A30s, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has 2 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy A30s counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30s also has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy A30s features superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3350mAh. Galaxy A30s features a camera that is very similar to the Xiaomi Mi 6 one, and although the Galaxy A30s has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and video and a lot better 25 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
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