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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2016-05-17 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 344 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a global score of 79.2, which is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi Max's score of 77.5. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) construction is newer and somewhat lighter than Xiaomi Mi Max's, but it is a little bit thicker. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi Max. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of screen and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2220. The Xiaomi Mi Max has a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low-light captures, and they both have a camera with a 16 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi Max also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi Max counts with a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has 64 GB more internal memory. Xiaomi Mi Max features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4850mAh of battery capacity.
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