Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2014-09-29 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Pink and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 3.70 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3220mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note4, having a overall score of 83.3 against 77.6. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a notably newer phone, and it's also just a little thinner and a bit lighter than the Galaxy Note4. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note4, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM.
Galaxy Note4 and Xiaomi Mi 8 both have similar displays, because although the Galaxy Note4 has a little smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Note4, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little longer battery performance than Galaxy Note4, because it has a 6% greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy Note4's camera is very similar to the Xiaomi Mi 8 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy Note4 has a tinier aperture which is worse for taking photographs in low-light environments and a smaller sensor taking lower quality photographs, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a lot better resolution back facing camera.
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