Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC

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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC or Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC Samsung Galaxy S8
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Release date 2020, September 07 2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in
Weight 215 g | 7.58 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors Cobalt Blue, Shadow Gray Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
Battery 5160 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 67 h
Approximate price $ 230 390 EUR

Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" inc 5.8" inc
Screen area 107.4 cm2 84.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.6% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1440 x 2960 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 570 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-120Hz refresh rate
-450 nits typ. brightness
- HDR10
-3D Touch (home button only)
-Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 103
DxOMark Photo 107
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions HDR, panorama Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 73
DxOMark Photo 71
DxOMark Video 75

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7150-AC Snapdragon 732G (8 nm) - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
-Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 618 Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 397708
Antutu 10 CPU 132601
Antutu 10 GPU 77790
Antutu 10 Mem 74601
Antutu 10 UX 132601
Antutu 9 Total 348314
Antutu 8 Total 286044 231907
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 721 361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1732 1243
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1221 1255
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 590 531
GeekBench 5 Single Core 558 340
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1712 1454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1763
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 8798
GeekBench 4 Battery 3410

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-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), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast charging 33W, 62% in 30 min, 100% in 65 min
- IP53 splash-proof

- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
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-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950

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