Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-03-07 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue and Red |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy M30, having an 85.5 score against 82.4. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is an a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Samsung Galaxy M30. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2246, it also counts with a bit better pixels density. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back camera with less mega-pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy M30, because although it has a SD memory slot that admits 256 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy M30 has improved battery performance than Xiaomi Pocophone F1, because it has a 25% larger battery size.
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