Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 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 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy M30's general score of 82.4. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Xiaomi Mi 8 body is just a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it's a little bit heavier and was released around 9 months before.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little sharper display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better number of pixels in each inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. They have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 8 captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low-light images and video, a larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Galaxy M30 has a way better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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