Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-12 | 2019-03-02 |
| 6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3080mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A30 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A1, having a score of 79.6 against 75. Galaxy A30's construction has the same weight than Xiaomi Mi A1, but it is just a little bit thicker. The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a little lower pixel density and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has just a bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A30 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Mi A1 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A30. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core processing unit.
The Galaxy A30 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi A1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A30 also has a way larger camera aperture and a camera in the back with a way better 16 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy A30 has better battery life than Xiaomi Mi A1, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3080mAh.
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