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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 80.8 score against 79.2. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is a incredibly newer device than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2220 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixels amount in each inch of display.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G feature extremely similar processors, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and a 4 GB RAM. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a way more MP back facing camera.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a superior battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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