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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| -- | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has an overall score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a just a little heavier but a little bit thinner cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite feature extremely similar displays, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 12 percent larger battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite captures a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, and they both have a F1.9 aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality.
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