Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-11-07 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.56 x 2.74 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| $ 133.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime's 71.7 general score. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime has Android 6.0 Marshmallow, providing a lot of extra features. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a newer and somewhat thinner device than Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime, although it is somewhat heavier.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime features just a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each screen inch. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has 3 GB more RAM.
Galaxy A8 Star features a superior camera than Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime, because it has a camera with a higher 16 megapixels resolution, a way bigger aperture to take better low light images and videos and a lot better video resolution. Galaxy A8 Star has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 400 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 4100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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