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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | -- |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a global score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's global score of 75.6. These phones use Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 8.1 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a just a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner device than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.
Galaxy S5 Active has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels count in each inch in the screen.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a camera in the back with a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 video quality. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has superior battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 3350mAh battery size.
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