Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-05-20 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Forest green, Midnight gray and Polar white | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 283.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5020mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M30 is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, getting a overall score of 82.4 against 76.6. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 has Android 10, giving you a couple nice extra features and performance optimizations. Even though the Galaxy M30 is older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, it's construction is a little thinner and lighter.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy M30 features a display that's very similar to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 one, although the Galaxy M30 has a little bit lower 1080 x 2280 resolution, a little smaller display and a quite worse screen pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy M30 counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 and Samsung Galaxy M30 feature incredibly similar batteries performance, although the Samsung Galaxy M30 has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5020mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 takes greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M30, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 also has a larger camera aperture, a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a lot larger camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs.
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