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| Global Score | |
| 88.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2019-09-24 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 8.50 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2250 x 2088 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 389 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 108.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.75 inches (1/1.33") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is much better than Galaxy A8 (2018), getting an 88.9 score against 79.2. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is a newer cellphone than Galaxy A8 (2018), but it is thicker and heavier. Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has 8 GB more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features just a bit better screen than Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha also has a lot better video definition and a lot better 108 mega pixels resolution back camera. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha features a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 35 percent larger battery capacity.
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