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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-15 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 430 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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 |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3070mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a general score of 82.4, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE's 81.4 overall score. Both of these phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie OS. Although the Galaxy M30 is better than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, it must be told that it's also thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a bit higher display density.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy M30. Both of them have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M30, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot higher resolution back-facing camera, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a much bigger sensor capturing lot better quality photographs.
The Galaxy M30 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M30 has a much better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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