Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-27 | 2017-04-28 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| -- | $ 421.00 |
| 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 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2457 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 6, having an 82.1 score against 76.5. Even though the Galaxy A8 Star is newer than Xiaomi Mi 6, it is just a little thicker and somewhat heavier. The Xiaomi Mi 6 counts with a bit better performance than Galaxy A8 Star. They have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 has just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite higher count of pixels in each inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures just a bit better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography, a larger back camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 6, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 6, because it has a 10% larger battery capacity.
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