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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a newer and just a little thinner cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit inferior pixel amount per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2248 and a larger screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better photos and videos in poorly lited environments and a way higher video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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