Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.97 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Rose gold | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Metal | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 3 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 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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, Dual 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 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is much better than the Galaxy J7 Prime 2's 75.3 general score. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has the older 10 version while Galaxy J7 Prime 2 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a just a bit heavier but a bit thinner cellphone than Galaxy J7 Prime 2.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has a quite bigger display, a just a little higher pixel quantity in each display inch and a little higher 1080 x 2248px resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a better CPU than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a bigger aperture.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy J7 Prime 2, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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