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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.67 x 2.90 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is much better than the Xiaomi Mi-3, getting an 82.1 score against 71.6. The Galaxy A8 Star design is heavier but just a bit thinner than Xiaomi Mi-3. Both of these phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Mi-3 has Android 4.4.2, so it provides some nice extra features.
The Xiaomi Mi-3 has a brighter screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. Galaxy A8 Star's processing unit is very similar to the Xiaomi Mi-3 one, because although the Galaxy A8 Star has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and more processing cores (although slower).
Galaxy A8 Star has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi-3, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy A8 Star shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a back camera with more megapixels, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a lot larger diafragm aperture.
The Galaxy A8 Star has superior battery life than Xiaomi Mi-3, because it has a 21% more battery capacity.
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