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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-20 | 2017-08-11 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.99 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Gold and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 245.00 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.1, 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 Active has an overall score of 81.9, which is a bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G's general score of 80.8. Despite being the best in this comparison review, the Galaxy S8 Active body is much older, a bit heavier and thicker than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G. Galaxy S8 Active features a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2960 resolution and a better pixels number in each inch of screen.
The Galaxy S8 Active counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G. Both have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a much better camera than Galaxy S8 Active, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality pictures and videos and a camera with a way better resolution.
The Galaxy S8 Active has a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy S8 Active also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 256 GB. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G features superior battery performance than Galaxy S8 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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