REDMI NOTE 7 PRO Vs SAMSUNG GALAXY M30: Which Phone You Should Buy?

Due to the launch of number of budget smartphones in Indian market with great specs and honest price, the decision of choosing the best one out of them have become very difficult. So, I decided to put two best smartphones - REDMI NOTE 7 PRO and SAMSUNG GALAXY M30 against one another to find which phone will be a better choice to buy. These both smartphones are priced at about Rs.15,000 and are best in-class in this price bracket.

SPECIFICATIONS

Before we begin our comparison, let us go through the specs sheet of both phones :

SPECS                            REDMI NOTE 7 PRO                               SAMSUNG GALAXY M30

Processor                         Snapdragon 675                                    Exynos 7904

Operating System            MIUI 10, Android Pie                          Experience UI, Android Pie

RAM                                   Upto 6GB                                             Upto 6GB

Internal Storage               Upto 128GB                                         Upto 128GB

Rear cameras                   48MP + 5MP                                        13MP + 5MP + 5MP

Front cameras                  13MP                                                    16MP

Display                              6.3-inch FHD+                                      6.4-inch FHD+

Battery                             4,000mAh                                             5,000mAh

DESIGN and BUILD

Starting with the Redmi Note 7 Pro, it has glass on both rear and front sides with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The gradient finish on back side of Note 7 Pro looks amazing. Whereas Samsung Galaxy M30 sports a plastic back but its front panel looks good, thanks to the Infinity-U display. Galaxy M30  comes with rounded edges which makes comfortable to hold it while Redmi Note 7 Pro feels slippery due to glass back.

DISPLAY

On the display front, both the Redmi Note 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M30 boasts a water-drop type notch which is less intrusive than other forms of notches. 

The display of Redmi Note 7 Pro is a 6.3-inch Full-HD+ in-cell LTPS LCD panel having resolution of 2340x1080 pixels, while Samsung Galaxy M30 features a 6.4-inch Full-HD+ Super AMOLED dispaly.

Both have good displays with great color accuracy and ample brightness. However, the M30's display is somewhat better then Note 7 Pro one.

PERFORMANCE

Redmi Note 7 Pro has a new octa-core Snapdragon 675 SoC coupled with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

Samsung Galaxy M30 is powered by their in-house Exynos 7904 processor which is surely lagging  behind of Snapdragon 675 in terms of performance.

But, both phones are capable of performing daily tasks easily.

SOFTWARE

Talking about software, Redmi Note 7 Pro runs on MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. MIUI is one of the best custom UI  and their navigation gestures are just amazing.

Samsung Galaxy M30 comes with Experience UI based on Android 9 Pie. I would love to see new One UI which is much better than Experience UI. 

I generally prefer MIUI over Experience UI but all depends on your personal choices.

CAMERAS

Redmi Note 7 Pro has a dual camera setup on rear side consisting of 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor and 5MP depth sensor for better portrait photos. There is a 13MP selfie camera for capturing selfies.

Samsung Galaxy M30 features a triple camera setup comprising of 13MP primary sensor, a 5MP secondary camera and a 5MP ultra-wide angle camera. For selfies, a 16MP selfie camera has been provided.

Galaxy M30 does comes ahead in respect of ultra-wide angle camera but the image quality is better in Redmi Note 7 Pro with great colours,  and contrast.

BATTERY

Both the Redmi Note 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy M30 comes with great battery backup, with the former offering a 4,000mAh  and the latter a 5,000mAh. 


For charging, Redmi Note 7 Pro has support for Qualcomm's Quick Charge 4, but you only get a 10W charger in the box. Whereas, Samsung Galaxy M30 comes with Adaptive Charging technology with a 15W charger in the box.

Both the phones can easily get through your daily tasks with a single charge.

PRICE

Galaxy M30 - 4GB+64GB – 14,990 INR

Galaxy M30 - 6GB+128GB – 17,990 INR

Redmi Note 7 Pro - 4GB+64GB – 13,999 INR

Redmi Note 7 Pro - 6GB+128GB – 16,999 INR

CONCLUSION

Redmi Note 7 Pro surely comes forward in almost all  aspects but if  you want a great customer care support, big brand trust and if you just want only a Samsung phone then, you can go for Samsung Galaxy M30. 

Redmi Note 7 Pro is a great value for money but surely, Samsung has improved a lot from their J-series lineup.

So, let me know your choices in the comment section.