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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-02-22 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, with a general score of 79.2 against 75.8. Although the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro were only released with a couple months difference, the Galaxy A8 (2018) design is a little lighter but also just a bit thicker.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2220 pixels resolution and a bit more pixels per display inch.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a lot more megapixels back facing camera and a way larger diafragm aperture. Galaxy A8 (2018) features a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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