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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2019-03-02 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 12.1 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A30, having a global score of 83.2 against 79.6. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is a just a little bit heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A30, but both of them have the same thickness. The Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both of them have the same display pixel density, the same exact resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a screen with the same size.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A30, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A30 has a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 9 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, it also counts with a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs.
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