Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2022-03-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 50.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Xiaomi 12X, having an 82.4 score against 77.8. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi 12X has Android 11 version, so it offers a couple additional features and increased performance. The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a way older and a little thicker phone than the Xiaomi 12X, but Samsung made it a little lighter anyway.
Galaxy M30 features a much faster CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores. Xiaomi 12X features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a quite better pixel density.
The Xiaomi 12X shoots greater pictures and videos than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same camera aperture, the Xiaomi 12X also has a much more mega pixels back camera and a lot higher video quality. The Galaxy M30 has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi 12X, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 has just a little better battery performance than Xiaomi 12X, because it has an 11 percent greater battery capacity.
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