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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-06-28 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.09 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Plastic | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 5s Plus has a score of 78.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy J8's score of 76.7. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has 6.0 Marshmallow version and Galaxy J8 has Android 10 version, providing you some nice extra features. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus is older than Galaxy J8, it's design is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has 4 less cpu cores , it also counts with more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus features a sharper display than Galaxy J8, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a greater screen density.
Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs and/or video in low-light environments and a lesser mega pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a much better video quality.
Galaxy J8 features just a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus has a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity.
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