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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 6.07 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 524 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (1920 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.32 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi 12S Ultra is slightly better than Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 81 score against 79.2. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra construction is way thinner and incredibly lighter than Galaxy A8 (2018). Xiaomi 12S Ultra has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 3200px, a little bit better amount of pixels per screen inch and a bigger display.
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a very superior performance than Xiaomi 12S Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a camera with a much better resolution and a lot better 7680x4320 video quality.
Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi 12S Ultra features a way better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
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