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| Global Score | |
| 80.6 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-10-29 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2670 x 1200 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 3200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.2 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 830 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy S8 is a bit better than Xiaomi 15, with an 81.7 score against 80.6. Samsung Galaxy S8's body is somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Xiaomi 15, although it was released many years before. Galaxy S8 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 15, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Xiaomi 15 has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a bit lower 1200 x 2670 resolution and a little bit lower pixels count per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bigger display. The Xiaomi 15 has much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy S8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi 15 takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy S8, because it has a larger aperture, a much higher video definition and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution. Xiaomi 15 has a superior battery duration than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5400mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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