Samsung Galaxy A70 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A70

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Samsung Galaxy A70 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

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

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

Rear camera, main 32 MP, Triple 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -32 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
-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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM675 Snapdragon 675 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 460 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 612 Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6/8 GB 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 210563 173592
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 607 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1562 1062
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 285 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 464 477
GeekBench 5 Single Core 480 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1528 1328
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2341 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6600 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 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
-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, 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 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 - 0.35 W/kg (head) 1.48 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 FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection
Versions
- Versions: SM-A705F/DS (Global); SM-A7050 (China)

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