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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-26 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Aurora Green, Chrome Silver, Graphite Gray and Nighttime Blue | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star has a score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G's 79.5 overall score. Galaxy A8 Star is a notably older and just a bit heavier cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, but Samsung was able to build it thinner anyway. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G has Android 11, so it gives a couple additional features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster processor than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Galaxy A8 Star also has a greater amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G features a bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit larger screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite greater count of pixels per display inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, because although it has a much smaller sensor shooting much worse quality pictures and a much lower resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G features longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 35% more battery capacity.
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