Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), getting an 83.3 score against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 8's design is newer, just a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite better 1080 x 2248px resolution, a little bigger screen and a just a little greater pixels quantity per inch in the screen. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a way lower 12 mega pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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