Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-03-06 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.10 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Purple |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 403 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 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a bit better than Galaxy M30, with an 83.2 score against 82.4. Xiaomi Mi 9's construction is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than Galaxy M30, even though both were released with only 0 months difference. Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xiaomi Mi 9 also has a just a little better pixel density and a slightly better 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 9 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy M30. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 6 GB RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 9 has a lot better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in poorly lited situations, a way higher (4K) video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher resolution back camera.
The Galaxy M30 has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 has a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9, because it has a 52 percent greater battery capacity.
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