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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2016-08-02 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black onyx, Blue coral, Gold platinum and Silver titanium |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| 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 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy Note7's 79.5 overall score. Xiaomi Mi 8's design is newer and just a little thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Galaxy Note7. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note7, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of cores.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little sharper display than Galaxy Note7, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels number per screen inch and a little worse resolution of 1080 x 2248, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. Xiaomi Mi 8 has a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy Note7 counts with just a bit better battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3500mAh of battery capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 8 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note7, although it has a tinier aperture and a smaller back camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photographs, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video definition and a same resolution back facing camera.
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