Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 93.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-05-16 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 342.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3040 x 1440 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 502 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.50 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy S10 5G is a lot better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting a 93.6 score against 76.7. Both phones in our current comparison come with the same Android 11 OS. Galaxy S10 5G is a noticeably older and just a bit heavier phone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but Samsung was able to build it a little bit thinner anyway.
Galaxy S10 5G features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has a bit bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 3040px and a little bit better screen pixels density. Galaxy S10 5G features a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Galaxy S10 5G also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs or videos in poorly lited situations and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a way larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G features a lot bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a little better battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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