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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-09-26 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.34 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Moonlight white, Neptune blue and Space black | Black and White |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.44 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, getting a global score of 82.1 against 75.6. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star is an older cellphone than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, but it is just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner anyway. Both of these phones use the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also has a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch of display. The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has just a bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T shoots much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a lot higher 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy A8 Star features much more storage for games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T counts with a little better battery duration than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has an 8 percent larger battery size.
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