Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.6 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-10-29 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.67 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 | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2670 x 1200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 3200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 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/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 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 |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 5400mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.12 | 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
Galaxy Note8 is slightly better than the Xiaomi 15, with a general score of 83 against 80.6. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, we must highlight that it is also an extremely older, just a little bit thicker and a bit heavier cellphone. Both devices we are comparing here have Android OS, but the Galaxy Note8 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi 15 has Android 14 version, so it gives you lots of additional features and some performance improvements.
Xiaomi 15 has a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 2670px, it also counts with a little larger screen. The Xiaomi 15 counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 has a very superior performance than Xiaomi 15, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Xiaomi 15 counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Note8, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera, a much higher video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photos and video in low light environments.
Xiaomi 15 counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 5400mAh battery size against 3300mAh.
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