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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-10-16 | 2019-09-29 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cosmic Purple, Moonlight White, Nebula Purple, Neptune Blue and Space Black | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 227.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s has a global score of 83.3, which is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8's global score of 74.6. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M30s has newer 11 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has Android 10, giving you some extra features and enhanced performance. Galaxy M30s's body is just a bit lighter but just a little thicker than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, and they were only released 1 months apart.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and Galaxy M30s both have really similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30s has a little lower display density, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 resolution, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Galaxy M30s counts with a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy M30s also has more RAM.
Galaxy M30s counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 and the Galaxy M30s feature extremely similar cameras, and although the Galaxy M30s has a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photography and videos, they both have a back-facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels resolution, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same back camera sensor size.
Galaxy M30s counts with a really longer battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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