Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-29 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than Galaxy Note4, getting an 83.3 score against 77.6. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a much newer phone, and it's also just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy Note4. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Note4, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a display that is very similar to Galaxy Note4's screen, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit worse amount of pixels per screen inch and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a very superior memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a camera that's very similar to the Galaxy Note4 one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a way less mega pixels resolution back camera and a worse 3840x2160 video resolution, it also counts with a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a bigger camera aperture.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little longer battery life than Galaxy Note4, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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