Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.45 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, with an 85.2 score against 83.3. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is a just a little thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Mi 8. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit better processing power than Galaxy A9 (2018). Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 1080 x 2248 resolution and a little higher number of pixels in each screen inch. Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3800mAh of battery capacity. The Galaxy A9 (2018) counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back camera with way more MP and a larger camera aperture for better photography in low-light environments.
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