Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 14 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.67 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2670 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 830 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 7.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 15 is much better than the Galaxy A8 (2016), getting an 80.6 score against 72.8. Xiaomi 15 is a a lot newer cellphone than Galaxy A8 (2016), although it is somewhat thicker and just a little heavier. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi 15 has older 14 version while Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has a much more powerful processor than Xiaomi 15, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. Xiaomi 15 features an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a higher resolution of 1200 x 2670 pixels, a just a little higher pixel density and a quite larger screen.
The Xiaomi 15 counts with a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a way better video resolution, a bigger aperture and a back camera with lot more mega pixels. Xiaomi 15 features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi 15 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5400mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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