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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-11-04 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.25 x 3.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Ceramic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 590.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2040 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 361 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi MIX, with a overall score of 79.2 against 76.2. The Galaxy A8 (2018) design is newer and somewhat lighter, but just a little bit thicker than the Xiaomi Mi MIX. Xiaomi Mi MIX and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) both have similar displays, because although the Xiaomi Mi MIX has a little bit worse pixel density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2040 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi MIX, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better performance than Xiaomi Mi MIX, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a larger number of cores (but slower).
The Xiaomi Mi MIX features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 47% more battery size. The Xiaomi Mi MIX captures clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have a camera in the back with a 16 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi MIX also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition.
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