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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-03-15 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue, Grey and Purple | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 418 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 50.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M30s is a little bit better than Xiaomi 12X, with a general score of 83.3 against 77.8. Although the Samsung Galaxy M30s is better than the Xiaomi 12X, we must highlight that it's also an a lot older, a little bit heavier and a little bit thicker device. Both phones in this review come with the same Android 11 operating system, so you shouldn't perceive any difference in that aspect.
The Galaxy M30s has a very superior CPU than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Xiaomi 12X counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher screen density and a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
The Xiaomi 12X shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30s, because it has a camera with more mega pixels, a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and video and a much higher 7680x4320 video definition. Galaxy M30s features a bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy M30s has greater battery lifetime than Xiaomi 12X, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
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