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| Global Score | |
| 83.4 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-03-20 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.51 x 3.02 x 0.37 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.58 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Frost blue, Metal bronze and Phantom black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2960 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 640 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.78 | 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 | |
| 5160mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), having a general score of 83.4 against 79.2. Although the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro is incredibly newer than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro has a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, because although it has a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better count of pixels in each display inch. The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 5160mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro features a better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos, it also counts with a camera with a way higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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