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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 89.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-05-31 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.44 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Celestial Silver, Cosmic Black and Frosty White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4520mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 11i is better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 89.5 score against 79.2. The Xiaomi Mi 11i construction is extremely newer and a bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018). The Xiaomi Mi 11i counts with a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bigger display.
Xiaomi Mi 11i features a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 11i also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 11i takes much better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for taking photos and/or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher 108 mega pixels resolution and a way better 7680x4320 video definition.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 11i, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB. Xiaomi Mi 11i counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4520mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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