Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2017-10-10 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 614.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.57 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Ion 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, getting an 82.4 score against 81.2. Even though the Galaxy M30 is a bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, it's a little lighter and newer. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a little better pixels amount in each inch of screen.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy M30. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cores. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with slightly more memory to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with a lower resolution and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a bigger sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
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