Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A70

Samsung Galaxy A70

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

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Samsung Galaxy A70 or Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A70 Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
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Release date 2019, March 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.47 x 6.47 x 3.02 in 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.98 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Coral, Blue, Black, White Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only)
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" in 6.26" in
Screen area 108.4 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86% 82.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 393 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 32 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 24 MP, 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions HDR Auto HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 612 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 210563 180028
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 607 344
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1562 1098
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 464
GeekBench 5 Single Core 480 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1528 1411
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2341 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6600 5902

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / 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 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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 dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging 25W

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8X)

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