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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2021-04-28 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.32 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.31 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Lake Green, Onyx Gray and Pebble White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 229.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 568 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | MediaTek Helio G95 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55 and Arm Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2050 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Arm Mali-G76 MC4 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 | 64.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, getting a general score of 81.7 against 78.2. Galaxy S8's construction is somewhat lighter and a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, even though it was released 4 years before. Galaxy S8 features a bit faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has much less pixels per display inch and a way worse resolution of 1080 x 2400, it also counts with a quite larger screen. Samsung Galaxy S8 shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, because although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Galaxy S8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S features a much longer battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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