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| Global Score | |
| 80.6 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 14 | -- |
| 2024-10-29 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5400mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 7.12 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is a bit better than the Xiaomi 15, getting an 81.9 score against 80.6. Samsung Galaxy S8 Active's body is notably older, a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Xiaomi 15. Galaxy S8 Active counts with a very superior processing power than Xiaomi 15, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Xiaomi 15 has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a quite inferior pixels quantity per inch of display and a little lower resolution of 1200 x 2670px, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Xiaomi 15 has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and video, a lot higher 7680x4320 video resolution and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Xiaomi 15 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xiaomi 15 features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, because it has a 5400mAh battery capacity.
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