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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-15 | 2021-05-20 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.88 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 522 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.28 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's global score of 80.8. Both of these phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Note8 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has Android 11, so it provides a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy Note8 is a way older and a little heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, but Samsung managed to make it a bit thinner anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy Note8 features a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy Note8 also has a greater amount of RAM. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Note8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a lot bigger sensor and a way better 48 mega pixels resolution back camera.
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