Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-02-05 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 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 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has an overall score of 83.3, which is better than Galaxy M10's score of 73.5. Both phones in this review have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has the older 10 version while Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Xiaomi Mi 8 body has the same thickness than the Galaxy M10, but it's a little heavier.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much better looking screen than Galaxy M10, and although they both have a same size display, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1080 x 2248 resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy M10, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a greater performance than Galaxy M10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8's battery performance is just as good as Galaxy M10's battery duration. The Xiaomi Mi 8 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M10, because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way better (4K) video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture and a bigger back camera sensor.
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