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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 422 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 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting an 82.4 score against 75.9. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android OS. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction is newer than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's, but it is just a little heavier and a bit thicker.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2244 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixels density. Galaxy M30 counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a lesser megapixels resolution back-facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality pictures and a way better video resolution.
Galaxy M30 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 60% greater battery size.
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