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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-20 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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
Galaxy S8 is slightly better than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, getting an 81.7 score against 80.8. Galaxy S8's body is somewhat lighter and thinner than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, even though it was released many years before. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Galaxy S8 has a bit faster processor than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cores. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a much better resolution camera and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking way better quality photos and videos.
The Galaxy S8 counts with much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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