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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-07 | 2019-03-07 |
| 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.37 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Aurora blue, Glacier white and Interstellar grey | Black and Blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 394 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 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 618 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M30 is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, getting a general score of 82.4 against 79. Even though the Samsung Galaxy M30 is older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, it's construction is lighter and a little bit thinner. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M30 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S has Android 11 version, giving some nice extra features.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy M30, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy M30 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S feature similar displays, because although the Galaxy M30 has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels density.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy M30, because it has a larger aperture, a lot better resolution back facing camera, a lot bigger sensor and a much higher (4K) video quality. The Galaxy M30 has a way bigger storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Galaxy M30 also has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M30 counts with a battery life that's very similar to Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S's battery performance, although the Galaxy M30 has a 0% smaller battery size.
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