Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-08-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having an 82.1 score against 76.4. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A8 Star has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi 5s has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, counting with a lot of extra features. Even though the Galaxy A8 Star is extremely heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, it's a little thinner and also newer.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 5s features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star has a little longer battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because it has a 16% greater battery capacity.
Galaxy A8 Star has a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier sensor, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy A8 Star also counts with a much better resolution camera and a bigger aperture.
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