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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-01-06 | -- |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, with a score of 79.2 against 77.7. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a just a little thicker and just a little bit heavier phone than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels density. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a much less mega pixels resolution camera and a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3350mAh battery capacity.
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