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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer 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 | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), having a score of 83.3 against 75.8. Xiaomi Mi 8 is a newer and a bit thinner phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's also a little heavier. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2248 and a larger display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera in the back with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light captures and video. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity.
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