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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 394 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.77 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's 75.7 overall score. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has Android 12, counting with a lot of extra features. The Galaxy M30 design is just a little lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but it is a little thicker and was released 4 years before.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy M30, because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite larger screen and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution. The Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory card slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro. Both of them have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro's battery duration is just as good as Galaxy M30's battery performance. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro features a much better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro also has a way higher (4K) video definition, a camera with lot more megapixels and a much bigger sensor.
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