Compare: Samsung Galaxy M20 (4GB RAM, 64GB) vs Xiaomi Mi A3 (4GB RAM, 64GB)

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The Xiaomi Mi A3 (4GB RAM, 64GB) is a significantly better phone than the Samsung Galaxy M20 (4GB RAM, 64GB), and is also significantly better value for money. What should you buy? Go for the Xiaomi Mi A3 (4GB RAM, 64GB)!

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	Samsung Galaxy M20 (4GB RAM, 64GB)	Xiaomi Mi A3 (4GB RAM, 64GB)

Buy Now	Buy	Buy
Excellence Score	21.9	27.3
Value for Money Score	59.0	65.8
Price	₹ 11,461 onwards	₹ 12,999 onwards
Launch Date (India)	Feb, 2019	Aug, 2019
Expected Launch Date	N/A	N/A
Smartphone OS	Android 8.1 Oreo, Upgradeable to Android 10Expected update to next Android version	Android 9.0 Pie, Upgradeable to Android 10Expected update to next Android versionAndroid One series
Touchscreen	Yes (Capacitive)	Yes (Capacitive)
Screen Size	6.3 inches	6.01 inches
Screen Resolution	1080x2340 pixels (~ 409 pixels per inch)	720x1560 pixels (~ 286 pixels per inch)
Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels	Yes	Yes
Scratch Resistant Display	Yes	Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display Type	TFT LCD	AMOLED
Screen Refresh Rate	60 HzStandard	60 HzStandard
Display Features	TFT, Infinity Notch Display	2.5D Curved Glass
Full Physical QWERTY Keypad
Processor	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Processor Type	Octa Core	Octa Core
Processor Name	Samsung Exynos 7904Ranked #66 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665Ranked #46 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
GPU	Mali-G71 MP2	Adreno 610
RAM	4 GB	4 GB
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G
VoLTE	Yes	Yes
WiFi	Yes	Yes
VoWiFi/WiFi-Calling	Yes
GPS	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Connecting Port	USB-C	USB-C
Primary Camera	13MP + 5MP	48MP + 8MP + 2MP
Camera Auto-Focus	Yes	Yes
Camera Flash	Yes	Yes
HD Video Recording	Yes (Full HD)	Yes (4K)
Other Camera Features	13MP: F/1.9 Aperture, 5MP: F/2.2 Aperture, Panorama, HDR	48MP: Sony IMX586 Sensor; 1.6um Pixel Size; 6p lens; F/1.79 Aperture; 1/2" Sensor Size; PDAF, 8MP: Ultra wide-angle camera; 118° Field-of-View; F/2.2 Aperture, 2MP: Depth Sensor, AI Portrait mode, Steady Handheld Night Photography, Video: [email protected]; [email protected]/60/120fps; [email protected]/120fps, EIS
Secondary Camera	8MP	32MP
Secondary Camera Features	F/2.0 Aperture	F/2.0 Aperture, 1.6um Pixel Size, HDR, Panorama selfie, 5p lens, Video: [email protected]
Internal Memory	64 GB	64 GB
Expandable Memory Slot	Yes, up to 512 GB	Yes, up to 256 GB
Contacts Storage	Unlimited	Unlimited
SMS Storage	Unlimited	Unlimited
Music Player	Yes	Yes
FM Radio	Yes	Yes
Dual SIM	GSM+GSM	GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
Thickness	8.8 mmMedium	8.5 mmMedium
Weight	186 gmMedium	173 gmMedium
Width	74.5 mmOk for one-handed use	71.9 mmComfortable for one-handed use
Audio Output	3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Water Resistant		Yes, Splash Resistant (P2i Coating)
Battery Capacity	5000 mAh	4030 mAh
Battery Standby	N/A	N/A
Battery Standby (3G)	N/A	N/A
Battery Talktime	N/A	N/A
Battery Talktime (3G)	29.00 hrs	N/A
Fast Charging Support	Yes	Yes, 18W Quick Charge 3.0
Included Fast Charger	Yes, 15.0W Fast Charger
Other Battery Parameters	Internet Usage Time (3G): upto 15 hrs, Internet Usage Time (4G): upto 17 hrs, Internet Usage Time (WiFi): upto 17 hrs, Video Playback Time: 17 hrs, Audio Playback Time: 101 hrs	N/A
Fingerprint sensor	Yes	Yes
Other Features	Noise Filtration	In-display Fingerprint Sensor; UFS 2.1 Storage; Noise Filtration
2-minute Review [Positives]	Solid build quality, with a balanced weight profile Feels comfortable to hold Pretty responsive fingerprint sensor on the back - it also has a good placement, allowing you to reach the sensor easily The front has modern, sharp looks with the water-drop notch and minimal bezels Excellent, sharp, vivid, 'Infinity-V' display, with a water-drop notch - Samsung has always impressed with its display panels and this display is no exception - it offers deep colours with good brightness levels and contrast - it is definitely one of the best displays you can get in this segment, giving the Realme 2 Pro's waterdrop display a run for its money Supports Widevine L1 standard, which means it is capable of delivering true HD quality videos on platforms like YouTube and Prime Video Now packs the new Samsung One UI which is one of the most streamlined, clean, and refined Android skins around at present - and is especially well suited ergonomically for one handed use It also has a very intuitive gesture navigation system The second camera on the rear (part of the dual rear camera setup) is an ultra wide-angle camera - with the secondary lens, you will be able to capture more area in a single frame - the camera app lets you switch between the standard field of view and an ultra wide field of view with a simple tap - offering you some useful versatility in framing shots Uses the modern Type-C USB port - which is great to see in the segment Superb 2-day battery life, with a gigantic 5000mAh battery, makes the M20 a true road warrior Supports fast charging - it takes around two hours to charge the M20 from zero to 100 per cent, which is pretty decent for a phone that packs this large battery Overall, Samsung shows a lot of potential in this price segment, after a long time, with the M20 - it presents a solid choice, especially for Samsung fans, and those that are looking for a particularly strong battery life	Premium build & gorgeous design: Dual Gorilla Glass 5 build, with an attractive, striking gradient design Modern front panel, with a small notch Compact form-factor - fairly easy to use one-handed Decent, reasonably accurate under-display fingerprint scanner (it's not the fastest though) Large, high-contrast AMOLED display Being part of the Android One series, you get a simple/stock Android experience, along with a promise of minimum 2 years of Android updates With the powerful Snapdragon 665 at the core, you get smooth dependable performance all-round - it's great for gaming too Very good triple camera setup on the rear (48MP primary + 8MP ultra-wide + 2MP depth) Images turn out with high level of detail and true-to-life colors - the contrast is also excellent, while the dynamic range is notably wide 8MP images with the ultrawide-angle camera are decent too - its per-pixel quality is much lower than the main camera, but the colors are still nice, and noise is minimal Portrait mode works well - shots are detailed, with excellent subject separation and convincing faux blur Night mode works decently well too Excellent selfies too, from the 32MP selfie camera - there is enough detail, the colors are nice, and the images are sharp enough Good video recording performance too - both 4K and 1080p videos are sharp and detailed, contrast is excellent, color rendition is quite nice and true to life, and the dynamic range is decent - at 1080p 30fps, there is also EIS, which works well Overall, the Mi A3 is easily one of the better camera phones in this price bracket, going head-to-head with excellent camera phones like the Redmi Note 7 Pro Very good speaker - loud, with fairly rich and deep sound Very good battery life with a large 4030mAH battery - you will comfortably get 1.5 days of use Fast charging (Quick Charge 3.0) support, with up to 18W charger Overall, the Mi A3 is an all-round good Android One phone, that does well on most counts, and additionally packs a stock Android experience (plus promised updates) - for a lot of users, who value a stock Android experience, and whose main consumption on the phone is images & video, it will be a good bet
2-minute Review [Negatives]	The plain plastic build on the rear feels a bit cheap in this segment - and Samsung could have at least gone with a better quality plastic here, perhaps with some sectional lamination like the Honor 10 Lite and Realme 2 Pro The rear panel is also a fingerprint and smudge magnet, and you will find yourself wiping it clean often during the day The design, therefore, is conflicting - as the M20 looks really premium on the front with that lovely waterdrop display - but the back feels like it belongs in a lower price segment Overall, the design isn't quite as premium as the Honor 10 Lite, Nokia 5.1 Plus or Realme 2 Pro Performance is pretty decent, and daily use is smooth, but the new Exynos 7904 chipset falls below the Snapdragon 636 (the main chipset in the competing phones) in terms of performance - so you will not get the same level of performance as say a Redmi Note 6 Pro The phone also gets slightly warm under stress Overall image quality though from the rear camera set is pretty average - colours reproduction isn't great as photos often look washed out - in comparison, the Redmi Note 6 Pro tends to offer more detail and more accurate colours in similar lighting conditions The M20's camera also does not offer the best dynamic range The rear cameras also suffer greatly in low-light - indoors, photos lack sharpness and detail and often come out soft and noisy The 8MP selfie camera is average too - it does a decent job at capturing colours and facial features, and it produces good selfie portraits, but it tends to blow out the background quite a bit The single speaker port on the bottom is average - the sound gets muffled especially on higher levels Yet, it also leaves you wanting a bit more - the M20 lacks that attractive look and feel that phones like the Honor 10 Lite, Realme 2 Pro and Nokia 5.1 Plus bring to the segment - the performance is also not the best in the bucket, and cameras are just average - the M20 is therefore better than Samsung's previous attempts in the budget range, but perhaps still not quite good enough for users looking for the best value	The 720p resolution is on the low side though for a PenTile AMOLED display of that size, and this is the only weak-ish point of the Mi A3 - the screen is not the most ideally suited for long reading or browsing The phones ships with a lower 10W charger though, that gives still decent, but not the quickest charging speeds - it recharges from 0 to 28% in 30 mins, while a full charge takes about 150 mins But if you tend to do a lot of long reading on your phone, then you might want to consider higher resolution phones in this price bracket (and there are many good ones out there)
Expert Reviews	Balanced package that delivers in most key areas in-depth Read Review » Balanced is the best word to define the Galaxy M20 in-depth Read Review » Samsung still has a long way to go before it can truly compete with the likes of Xiaomi, Honor or Asus in the budget segment in-depth Read Review » Doesn't quite catch up to all of its rivals' advantages, but at least it is very competitive for the first time in-depth Read Review » A clear winner for Samsung in-depth Read Review » Only a viable option if you absolutely must have a wide-angle camera...for everything else, there is a better alternative in-depth Read Review » Shows that Samsung is willing to move towards making better phones for the budget segment, even though it has not reached there yet in-depth Read Review » Samsung has finally managed to build a phone that ticks almost all the checkmarks that a young smartphone buyer is looking for in-depth Read Review » After adopting a wait and watch approach for a while, Samsung has gotten the ingredients spot on for an affordable Android phone that just works in-depth Read Review » While the M20 emerges as an alternative to the top competition, it does not really do enough to overwhelm them in-depth Read Review » While the Galaxy M series shows a lot of potential, Samsung still has a few things to iron out in-depth Read Review »	Gets many things right ...but the 720p screen makes the Mi A3 more of a niche device as it is best suited for gaming and videos instead of browsing and reading in-depth Read Review » Two steps forward, one step back in-depth Read Review » A good Android One phone...but the display is a compromise in-depth Read Review » Offers a lot of bang for the buck, but competition in this price segment is fierce to say the least....this one is for the purists in-depth Read Review » Pretty good value smartphone...a safe bet for people looking for a cheap and cheerful smartphone that comes with all the right features, and none of the hassle in-depth Read Review » A good choice for an affordable phone in-depth Read Review » Worth buying if you want a stock Android phone in this price bracket...but there are compromises too in-depth Read Review » The 720p display really complicates what is otherwise a very agreeable Android phone in-depth Read Review » An otherwise solid phone with one major drawback - a 720p display in-depth Read Review » Xiaomi Mi A3 has everything that should be there in a mid-segment smartphone, however, the display resolution could be a dampener for some in-depth Read Review » Good but not great in-depth Read Review » A very good device for Android One fans..but if you do not value stock Android, then consider alternatives in-depth Read Review » A pretty solid offering that offers a lot for its price in-depth Read Review » Buy the Mi A3 if you want an all-rounder of an Android One smartphone that is priced just right in-depth Read Review » Offers great value...a rival to the Google Pixel 3A in photography and performance, but at a significantly lower price in-depth Read Review » in-depth Read Review » hands-on Read Review »
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