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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-07-14 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Green and Greener, Out of the Blue and Two Shades of Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), getting a 78.7 score against 72.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro has older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Even though Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), it's thicker and heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) and the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro both have similar displays, although the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro also has a bit more pixels per inch in the screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a larger screen. Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro has a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP, a larger aperture for better low-light images and a lot higher video quality.
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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