Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Vivo S30 Pro mini
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.6 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1480, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Lighter design: 186g vs 213g
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| Pixel density | 390 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.8 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.1 mm (6.34 in) | 150.83 mm (5.94 in) |
| Width | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) | 71.76 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) | 7.99 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Blue - Purple - Yellow |
- White - Black - Pink - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1480 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2750 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 530 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 332.8 GFLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1168 | 2265 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3503 | 7183 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 15386 |
| CPU | 233611 | 465827 |
| GPU | 175311 | 784189 |
| Memory | 139428 | 346049 |
| UX | 175271 | 364035 |
| NanoReview Score | 723621 | 1960100 |
| Writing score | 17087 | n/a |
| Web score | 11775 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7278 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 11305 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 13120 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 20.1 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | OriginOS 5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 90 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:03 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 10:24 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 17:52 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:16 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 125 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 75 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 123 ° | 106 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 45 | n/a |
| Preview | 54 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6464x4864 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74 | 1/2.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850/900/1800MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66) | LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66) |
| LTE category | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | June, 2025 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 439 | 490 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 90 W |
Note
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G:
The barometer is only available in the model for the USA. SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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