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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android |
| 2018-05-22 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J6, getting a general score of 75.9 against 73.7. Although the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE and Samsung Galaxy J6 were only released with a few months difference, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE body is just a little bit heavier but a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy J6. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system, and Samsung Galaxy J6 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J6, because it has a way better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a bit larger screen and more pixels per screen inch. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has 3 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has just a bit better camera than Galaxy J6, because although it has a lower resolution camera, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality. Samsung Galaxy J6 features more memory capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit better battery life than Galaxy J6, because it has a 3120mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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