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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-04-10 | -- |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 437 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, getting a score of 79.6 against 77.7. These phones have Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has the older 11 version and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Samsung Galaxy A40 is a lighter but just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite.
Galaxy A40 counts with a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch of display and a bit higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Galaxy A40 has a bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A40, because it has an 8% larger battery size.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A40, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photos and videos and a back-facing camera with a way worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher video resolution and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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