Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) or Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star) Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)
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Release date 2018, June 2018, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.4 x 77 x 7.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.03 in 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 166 g | 5.86 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.99" in
Screen area 100.7 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.6% 77.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 392 PPI 403 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 24 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -24 MP, f/1.7
-16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-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), 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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.43 W/kg (head)     1.79 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
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-ANT+
--Samsung Pay
- Fast battery charging 9V/1.67A

- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only
Versions
- Versions: A8 Star (Global, SEA, South Korea); A9 Star (China)

- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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