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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-11-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.15 x 3.04 x 0.30 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| $ 516.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4070mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy J8 is a little bit better than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, having a general score of 76.7 against 76. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy J8 has an older 10 version and Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has Android 6.0 Marshmallow version. Although Galaxy J8 is newer than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, it is just a bit thicker and a little heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 features a bit better performance than Galaxy J8, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and more pixels per inch of screen.
Galaxy J8 features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has a lot lower (Full HD) video quality, a smaller camera sensor shooting worse quality videos and photos and a back camera with way less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Galaxy J8 counts with a bit bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi Note 2, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 counts with superior battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has 4070mAh of battery capacity.
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