Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2018-08-27 | 2018-02-22 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 392 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 509 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.01 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro's global score of 75.8. Both phones in this review use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version, so it counts with a couple additional features and enhanced performance. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star design is just a bit thinner but a little heavier than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and both of them were released only a couple months apart.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with a screen that's very similar to Galaxy A8 Star's screen, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a bit better pixels number per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A8 Star captures better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, because it has a lot bigger camera aperture for better captures and video in low light environments, a much better (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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