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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | -- |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 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 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has an overall score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s global score of 74.9. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite construction is a little thicker but lighter than Galaxy A9 (2016). Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a little sharper display than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a little bit larger screen, a quite greater display pixel density and a quite better 1080 x 2280px resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), although it has a less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a worse video resolution, they both have the same diafragm aperture.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with greater battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has a 19% larger battery capacity.
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