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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2020-02-11 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Poco X2's overall score of 79.3. Despite of the fact that Galaxy A30 is older than Xiaomi Poco X2, it's construction is incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner. Xiaomi Poco X2 has a screen that is just as good as the display in Galaxy A30, because although the Xiaomi Poco X2 has a little bit worse pixels number in each inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little bit larger screen.
The Galaxy A30 has a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A30 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB. The Xiaomi Poco X2 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A30, because it has a 13 percent larger battery capacity. Xiaomi Poco X2 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light images, it also counts with a camera with way more MP, a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a much bigger camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality.
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