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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-20 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 10.89 | 9.79 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | 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
The Samsung Galaxy Note8 has an overall score of 83, which is a bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's score of 80.8. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has Android 11 version. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy Note8 is incredibly older and just a bit heavier than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, it's body is still a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 features a little sharper display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a greater display density.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has a 52 percent more battery size.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light captures and videos, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a way bigger sensor providing a much better image quality and a back camera with a way better 48 megapixels resolution.
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