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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| 2016-05-17 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 344 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4850mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a general score of 81.7, which is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi Max's overall score of 77.5. The Samsung Galaxy S8 construction is newer and extremely lighter than the Xiaomi Mi Max's, but it is also just a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Mi Max. They have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Galaxy S8 counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2960px. The Samsung Galaxy S8 features a slightly better camera than Xiaomi Mi Max, because although it has a back camera with a way worse 12 megapixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Xiaomi Mi Max counts with much more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy S8, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB, the Xiaomi Mi Max also has 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Max features a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a 4850mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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