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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2017-04-28 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A30 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi 6, with a 79.6 score against 76.5. Although the Galaxy A30 is just a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi 6, it's a little bit lighter and newer. Xiaomi Mi 6 has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little better number of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy A30 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A30, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 6 also has more RAM.
Galaxy A30 has superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3350mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 6 captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A30, because although it has a camera with a much lower resolution, a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and videos and a smaller back camera sensor, it also counts with a much higher video quality.
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