Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.7 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-06-29 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7884 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine's 72.7 score. Xiaomi Mi 8's body is thinner and just a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine, even though both of them were released with only a couple months difference. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version and Samsung Galaxy J7 Refine has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J7 Refine, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a way better screen than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has a way better screen density, a lot higher 1080 x 2248 resolution and a quite larger display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better camera than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution and a tinier aperture which is not good for low-light photos, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a very superior memory for apps and games than Galaxy J7 Refine, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit superior battery life than Galaxy J7 Refine, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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