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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2021-05-20 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 S8 is slightly better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting a global score of 81.7 against 80.8. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy S8 is a lot older than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, it's body is somewhat lighter and thinner. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little better performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G. They have a 4 GB RAM and the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little more vivid display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2960 resolution and more pixels per display inch. Galaxy S8 features a superior memory for applications and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G captures better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a way larger sensor which gives a lot better image and video quality and a back facing camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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