Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-06-28 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.89 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy J8, having an 80.8 score against 76.7. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a more recent 11 version while Samsung Galaxy J8 has Android 10. Although the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy J8, it's a bit thicker and just a little heavier.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy J8, because it has a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a better display pixels density and a little larger display. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy J8. They have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount.
The Samsung Galaxy J8 has a very superior storage for games and applications than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy J8 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a way better battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3500mAh.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G takes better photos and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking photos and video in low light environments, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a much more mega pixels camera and a way larger back camera sensor.
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