Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-07-19 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 350 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 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 (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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Max 3's 74.9 score. Both devices we compare here have Android operating system, but the Galaxy M30 has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version, providing some extra features and increased performance. Although the Galaxy M30 and Xiaomi Mi Max 3 were only released 8 months apart, the Galaxy M30 body is lighter but also just a little thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixel quantity in each inch of display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels. The Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy M30 also has more RAM.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Max 3, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Mi Max 3 has a little better battery duration than Galaxy M30, because it has a 5500mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse resolution back-facing camera, and they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 also counts with a larger back camera sensor shooting better quality videos and photos and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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