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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-24 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.13 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4030mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi A3's 79.2 overall score. The Galaxy S8 body is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi A3, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi A3. Both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features a lot better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi A3, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better display density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2960. The Xiaomi Mi A3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also counts with a larger camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi A3 counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi A3 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi A3 features longer battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 4030mAh of battery capacity.
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