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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 85.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2018-08-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.12 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2246 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 16.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a global score of 85.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 score. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 is a newer and just a little lighter phone than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), although it's also somewhat thicker. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 features a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2246px, a quite better quantity of pixels in each inch of display and a little bit bigger display. The Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also has 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 has improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 21 percent more battery size. Xiaomi Pocophone F1 takes better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a lot less megapixels resolution back facing camera, and they both have the same aperture, the Xiaomi Pocophone F1 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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