Xiaomi Pocophone F1 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Xiaomi Pocophone F1

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Xiaomi Pocophone F1 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2018, August 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 155.5 x 75.3 x 8.8 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.96 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Graphite Black, Steel Blue, Rosso Red, Armored Edition with Kevlar Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.18" in 5.6" in
Screen area 96.2 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.2% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2246 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 91
DxOMark Photo 92
DxOMark Video 90
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.2 POCO Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G71
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 355750 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 491 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1628 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2043 463
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1916
GeekBench 5 Single Core 439 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1754 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2194 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 7695 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 12921 3704
GeekBench 4 Battery 4646

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid 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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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 A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Poco F1 in India

- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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