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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| -- | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 400 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3350mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, getting a general score of 79.2 against 77.7. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a slightly better looking display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better display pixels density.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a little better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has more RAM. The Galaxy A8 (2018) features a little bit better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images or videos in low light environments and a much worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a way better (4K) video resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 12% larger battery size.
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