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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-09-15 | 2018-07-27 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi A2, with an 83 score against 78. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, the Galaxy Note8 construction is older, thicker and somewhat heavier than the Xiaomi Mi A2. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi A2. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 6 GB of RAM memory.
The Galaxy Note8 features a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has a little bigger display, a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and more pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi A2 counts with a camera that's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note8 one, and although the Xiaomi Mi A2 has a tinier sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality and a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light images and video, they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same resolution camera in the back and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
The Galaxy Note8 counts with a slightly better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with just a bit better battery life than Xiaomi Mi A2, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity.
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