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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-02-11 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Atlantis blue, Matrix purple and Phoenix red | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 618 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 | |
| 64.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Poco X2 has a global score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s global score of 79.2. The Xiaomi Poco X2 design is way newer than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s, although it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier. Xiaomi Poco X2 features a little better performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Poco X2 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Poco X2, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher screen density. The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Poco X2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi Poco X2 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video resolution and a way higher resolution back facing camera.
The Xiaomi Poco X2 has a way better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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