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| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-06-08 | 2019-02-05 |
| 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Red | Charcoal black and Ocean blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 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 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 6.8 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M20 is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, with a 78.9 score against 75.9. Samsung Galaxy M20 works with Android 10 operating system, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE comes with Android operating system. The Samsung Galaxy M20 is a somewhat heavier and thicker cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy M20, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 2244 resolution, it also counts with a little bit greater quantity of pixels in each screen inch. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy M20, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy M20 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M20 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M20 features a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3120mAh.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE captures clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M20, because although it has a worse resolution back facing camera, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a larger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
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