Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-04-28 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| $ 421.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 394 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.13 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 6's 76.5 general score. Even though Samsung Galaxy M30 is newer than the Xiaomi Mi 6, it's somewhat thicker and just a little heavier. Xiaomi Mi 6 features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a little better performance than Galaxy M30. They have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi Mi 6 takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a camera in the back with less MP resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video definition, a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a larger diafragm aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
The Galaxy M30 features a superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M30 features a really longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 49% bigger battery capacity.
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