Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-04-15 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 430 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 712 SDM712 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 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.66 |
| 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 | 3070mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.04 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy M30 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, having an 82.4 score against 81.4. Despite being the best in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy M30 body is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE. Both of these devices work with the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a slightly better screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a just a little higher pixels density.
Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has a 63 percent larger battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor which gives a way higher photo and video quality, a lot better resolution back facing camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures in low-light situations.
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