Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 268 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 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 | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A30s has an overall score of 79.8, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A1's score of 75. Both phones in this comparison have Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A30s has an older 11 version and Xiaomi Mi A1 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Samsung Galaxy A30s design is much newer than the Xiaomi Mi A1's, but it is just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker.
Xiaomi Mi A1 has a sharper display than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater display pixel density. The Galaxy A30s counts with a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi A1 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A30s. They have a Octa-Core processor and 4 GB of RAM. Galaxy A30s features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A30s also has a much larger aperture for better photography in poorly lited environments and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy A30s counts with longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3080mAh.
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