Samsung Galaxy A31 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A31

Samsung Galaxy A31

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Samsung Galaxy A31 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A31 Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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Release date 2020, March 24 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.88 in 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in
Weight 185 g | 6.53 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
Colors Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 220 EUR 175 EUR

Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" inc 6.3" inc
Screen area 98.9 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.9% 81.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-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
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; One UI 2.0 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 610
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB 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 183452 173592
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 386 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1213 1062
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 761 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 477
GeekBench 5 Single Core 326 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1157 1328
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
-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)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 15W

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

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