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| Global Score | |
| 81.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-10 | 2019-03-07 |
| 5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Ceramic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 614.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 has a score of 82.4, which is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2's 81.2 score. Galaxy M30's body is newer and just a bit lighter, but a little thicker than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M30. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M30, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2160 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy M30, because although it has a worse 12 MP resolution back facing camera and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy M30 features just a bit bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery size.
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