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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-06-08 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 616 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's global score of 75.9. The Galaxy M30 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android operating system. Although the Galaxy M30 is newer than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, it is a little heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of display. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same number of cores and 6 GB of RAM.
Galaxy M30 features a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features a much longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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