Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A31 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Samsung Galaxy A31

Samsung Galaxy A31

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 or Samsung Galaxy A31 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

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

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

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -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
-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)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

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

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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
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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, 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, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, 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 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

- Fast charging 15W

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