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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 87.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2021-03-27 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Arctic white, Deep Ocean blue and Night black |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.81 |
| 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4520mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 Xiaomi Poco F3 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy M30, with a global score of 87.3 against 82.4. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Poco F3 has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy M30 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Xiaomi Poco F3's design is way newer and a little thinner, but heavier than Samsung Galaxy M30.
The Xiaomi Poco F3 has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M30. They have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi Poco F3 has a brighter screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a bit bigger display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400.
Galaxy M30 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Poco F3, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Poco F3 captures way better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a bigger aperture, a way larger camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot higher video quality.
Galaxy M30 counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi Poco F3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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