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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-02 | -- |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 has a score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite's overall score of 77.7. The Galaxy A30 body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, but it is just a little lighter. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a bit smaller display, a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a way less megapixels camera in the back and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Galaxy A30 counts with more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy A30 has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3350mAh.
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