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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2020-07-14 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.53 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 7.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Green and Greener, Out of the Blue and Two Shades of Black |
| Aluminum and 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 | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Snapdragon 720G SM7125 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 465, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 slightly better than Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro, getting a global score of 79.2 against 78.7. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is a little bit thinner and lighter than the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro, although it was released many years before. The Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro features a little better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little lower 1080 x 2220 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen pixel density. Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro features a slightly better memory for applications and games than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro captures much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light captures, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi Poco M2 Pro features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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