Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-03-07 | 2019-07-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.13 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Blue, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1560 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 282 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4030mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi A3, getting a score of 82.4 against 79.2. The Samsung Galaxy M30 construction has the same thickness than Xiaomi Mi A3, but it is just a little bit heavier. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Mi A3 has Android 11, providing the user a couple additional features.
The Galaxy M30 has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a higher pixel density, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a quite bigger display. Samsung Galaxy M30 features a slightly better memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi A3, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Xiaomi Mi A3 features a much better camera than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back facing camera with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a much larger sensor shooting lot higher quality videos and photographs.
Galaxy M30 features improved battery life than Xiaomi Mi A3, because it has a 24 percent greater battery capacity.
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