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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-11-01 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 516.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| 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 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.69 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6 |
| 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 Xiaomi Mi Note 2, getting a score of 79.2 against 76. The Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is newer than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2's, although it is just a bit heavier and a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Galaxy A8 (2018) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a way worse video resolution and a camera with much less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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