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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-07-13 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 56.00mm 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 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a global score of 83.3, which is better than Galaxy J7 (2018)'s 72.5 score. Xiaomi Mi 8's design is a little bit lighter and thinner than the Galaxy J7 (2018), although both were only released 1 months apart. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a much higher 1080 x 2248 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a much greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a better hardware performance than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 MP resolution and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and videos, it also counts with a larger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a 3 percent more battery size.
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