Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-11-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| $ 516.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 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 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA 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 | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, having an 82.4 score against 76. The Galaxy M30 is a incredibly newer cellphone than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, although it's a bit heavier and a bit thicker. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy M30 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version.
Galaxy M30 features a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280px, a bit bigger screen and a bit more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy M30 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy M30 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M30, although it has a lower number of cores , they both have 6 GB of RAM memory. The Galaxy M30 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a way lower video quality, a back facing camera with a much lower resolution and a smaller camera sensor taking lower quality images, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photography.
The Samsung Galaxy M30 features longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because it has a 23% bigger battery size.
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