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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2019-03-02 | 2016-05-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 344 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max, with a 79.6 score against 77.5. Galaxy A30's body has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi Max, but it's lighter. Galaxy A30 features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Galaxy A30 also has a little bit higher display density and a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution.
Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a processing unit that is just as good as Galaxy A30's processing unit, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi Max features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking photos and videos in poorly lited environments, and they both have a camera with a 16 megapixels, the Xiaomi Mi Max also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi Mi Max has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with greater battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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