Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Galaxy A70

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Samsung Galaxy A70
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Release date 2019, August 2019, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black Coral, Blue, Black, White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 175 EUR 330 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.7" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 108.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.7% 86%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 393 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 32 MP, Triple
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
-32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 612
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941
Antutu 10 CPU 84510
Antutu 10 GPU 34789
Antutu 10 Mem 51208
Antutu 10 UX 84510
Antutu 8 Total 173592 210563
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323 607
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1062 1562
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293 285
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 477 464
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309 480
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1328 1528
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499 2341
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543 6600

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 / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

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