Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-07 | 2016-11-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, having an 82.4 score against 76. Samsung Galaxy M30's design is incredibly newer, but a little heavier and a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi Note 2. Both phones we are comparing come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M30 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Galaxy M30 has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a quite bigger screen, a bit greater pixel density and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser cores (although faster), they both have a 6 GB RAM memory.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a back camera with lot less mega pixels, a way lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a smaller sensor shooting lower quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Galaxy M30 counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M30 has superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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