Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 8
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Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
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Xiaomi Mi 8 or Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 8 | Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) | |
Rating | (+) | (+) | |
Release date | 2018, May | 2015, December | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in | 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in | |
Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 200 g | 7.05 oz | |
Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, Blue, White, Gold | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink | |
Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 380 EUR | 300 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.21" in | 6" in | |
Screen area | 97.1 cm2 | 99.2 cm2 | |
Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 83.8% | 75.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2248 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 367 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | |
Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom |
-13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | 1080p@30fps | |
DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 105 | ||
DxOMark Video | 88 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) | |
Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 510 | |
External memory | No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | |
Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 8 Total | 353884 | ||
Antutu 7 Total | |||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 491 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1684 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2045 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1921 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 447 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1898 | ||
GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2280 | ||
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8242 | ||
GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 13089 | ||
GeekBench 4 Battery | 3965 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.18 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | FM radio, RDS, recording | |
Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | |
Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging - |
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Versions |
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016) Duos with dual-SIM card slots |
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