Samsung Galaxy A30s vs Xiaomi Mi A3

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A30s vs Xiaomi Mi A3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi A3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A30s runs at 1.8 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi A3 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A30s offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Xiaomi Mi A3 offers 6.08 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A30s the larger display of the two. Both Samsung Galaxy A30s and Xiaomi Mi A3 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi A3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A30s offers 25 MP, making Xiaomi Mi A3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi A3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A30s offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Mi A3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi A3 offers a higher battery capacity with 4030 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A30s offers 4000 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A30s and Xiaomi Mi A3 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy A30s and Xiaomi Mi A3 equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A30s receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Mi A3 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%
76%

Release Date

11 Sep, 2019
23 Aug, 2019

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Snapdragon 665
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.08 inches (15.44 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1560 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Rear Camera

25 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4030 mAh
15W Fast Charging
18W Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good-looking design
  • Long-lasting battery life 
  • Good-looking design
  • Timely Android updates
  • Long-lasting battery life

Cons

  • Expensive   
  • Sub-par performance
  • Cameras could've better
  • HD+ display at this price is a letdown
  • Competition offers better performance
  • Rear cameras struggle in lowlight scenarios

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,873 ratings)
4.2/5
(62,827 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

142,039
AnTuTu Score
140,257
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Sep 11, 2019
(Official)
Aug 23, 2019
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

N/A
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
11 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP2
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

142,039
140,257

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
19.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
8.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.08 inches  (15.44 cm)

Resolution

720x1560 px (HD+)
720x1560 px (HD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi
283 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.74 %
82.15 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Design

Height

158.5 mm
153.4 mm

Width

74.7 mm
71.85 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

169 grams
173.8 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

25 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.727 mm focal length S5K2X5 ISO-CELL
48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.791/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5288 x 3968 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4030 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 32 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Quick Charging v3.0

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
2h 30m 28s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 1.38 W/kg
Head: 0.527 W/kg Body: 0.722 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope