Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-23 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| $ 190.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.02 | 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 - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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 better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4's overall score of 74.1. The Galaxy A8 Star is a newer and a little thinner cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, although it's also somewhat heavier. Both phones in our current comparison come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a bit superior CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a higher amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, because it has a better resolution camera, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture.
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