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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 + 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 |
| 9.24 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi 9T's 78.2 general score. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s design is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi 9T, even though it was released 3 years before. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi 9T. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also counts with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution camera.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T has a little bit better storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi 9T features a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 100 percent larger battery size.
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