Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-06-01 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.74 x 2.83 x 0.26 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy C5, having an 83.3 score against 76.4. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 8 has the older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy C5 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a way newer cellphone than Samsung Galaxy C5, although it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy C5, because although it has a quite worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2248px resolution and a larger screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy C5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a better performing processor than Galaxy C5, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy C5, because although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and video and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with better battery performance than Galaxy C5, because it has a 31% bigger battery size.
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