Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2016-03-11 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 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 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.56 |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.79 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy S7's 79.5 global score. The Xiaomi Mi 8 construction is incredibly newer and a little bit thinner, but heavier than Galaxy S7. The Galaxy S7 has a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px, a brighter display and a greater pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy S7, because it has more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Mi 8 takes just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S7, although it has a tinier sensor and a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and video, they both have a 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy S7, because it has a 13 percent bigger battery size.
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