Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2022-04-22 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | -- |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Exynos 1280 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, having a general score of 83.3 against 77.8. Xiaomi Mi 8's design is a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, even though it was released many years before. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has an older 10 version while Samsung Galaxy A33 5G has Android 12.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a sharper screen than Galaxy A33 5G, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px, a little smaller display and a little bit worse amount of pixels per display inch. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a very superior CPU than Galaxy A33 5G. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Xiaomi Mi 8 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Galaxy A33 5G, although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, they both have a same size aperture. Galaxy A33 5G has a quite bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy A33 5G counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 47% bigger battery size.
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