Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) vs Xiaomi Redmi 8

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018)
samsung galaxy a7 (2018)
Xiaomi Redmi 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced September 2018 August 2019
Status Available Coming Soon October 9, 2019
Price Rs. 18,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, blue, gold, pink Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.8 x 76.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.29 x 3.02 x 0.3 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A750G
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A750F/DS, A750FN/DS LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
SAR EU 0.34 W/kg (head)
1.43 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 10
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 505 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches [Similar] 6.22 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels (411 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.61% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 24 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -