Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 6's general score of 76.5. Although the Galaxy M30 is newer than Xiaomi Mi 6, it's somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a bit sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite higher pixel amount per inch in the display.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 6 has just a bit better performance than Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM.
Galaxy M30 features a way better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 49% larger battery size. Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution camera, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a much higher (4K) video quality.
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