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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, Stardust Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.77 |
| 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 |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, having a 79.2 score against 75.7. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)'s design is just a little bit lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, but it's a little bit thicker and was released many years before. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a slightly better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a quite inferior pixels quantity in each screen inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger display.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a much more powerful CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro has a much better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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