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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is much better than Galaxy A9 (2016), getting an 83.3 score against 74.9. The Xiaomi Mi 8 design is extremely newer and somewhat lighter than Galaxy A9 (2016)'s, although it's also just a little bit thicker. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a brighter screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite better pixel count per screen inch, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2248 and a quite larger display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3400mAh. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a camera in the back with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a lower video resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
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