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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2021-05-27 | -- |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 5.22 x 0.22 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black Shadow |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 2020.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2184 x 1968 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a score of 91.1 against 76.7. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition is a way thinner but somewhat heavier device than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has the newer 14 version and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version, providing lots of additional features.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a really superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a more vivid screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a little inferior number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger display and a higher resolution of 1968 x 2184.
Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a F1.8 aperture, the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition also has a much more megapixels camera. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition has a bit better battery lifetime than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
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