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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-07 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, having a global score of 83.3 against 80.4. Although Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, it's just a little thinner and also newer. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 2 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 features a screen that is just as good as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little bit worse screen pixels density and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248, it also counts with a little bit larger display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, although it has a smaller back camera sensor shooting lower quality photos and videos and a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photography and videos, they both have the same video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back camera.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because it has a 6 percent larger battery size.
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