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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 76.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2019-03-07 | 2020-05-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 283.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 394 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Galaxy M30 has a global score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's 76.6 score. Galaxy M30's body is lighter and just a little thinner than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, even though it was released about a year before. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10 version, so it gives some extra features and a performance increase.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has a display that's very similar to the display in Galaxy M30, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340px, a just a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch of display and a little bigger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a much higher resolution camera, a much bigger sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9's battery life is very similar to the battery duration in Galaxy M30, although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a 5020mAh battery size.
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