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| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-10-29 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.35 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.51 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| -- | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 516 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 3500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6100mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.6 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 is just a bit better than Xiaomi 15 Pro, getting an 83 score against 81.3. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi 15 Pro has Android 14 version, giving a lot of extra features and increased performance. Although Galaxy Note8 is noticeably older and a little thicker than Xiaomi 15 Pro, it's design is still a little bit lighter.
Galaxy Note8 counts with a very superior processing unit than Xiaomi 15 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi 15 Pro counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1440 x 3200 and a little bigger display.
Xiaomi 15 Pro takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because it has a bigger camera aperture, a lot higher 7680x4320 video definition and a lot better 50 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Xiaomi 15 Pro features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Xiaomi 15 Pro counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has an 85% more battery capacity.
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