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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| 2018-06-08 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 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 616 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, having a general score of 79.2 against 75.9. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is an a little thicker and just a little heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a just a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2244 resolution and a little bigger screen.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has just a little better processing power than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3120mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a camera with lot less megapixels and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution.
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