Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Samsung Galaxy A26 vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced July 2015 March 2025 March 2026
Status Available - August 2015 Coming Soon - March 2025 Available - March 2026
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink Black, White, Mint Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
157.5 x 75.2 x 8.4 mm
(6.2 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 201.5 g (7.09.0.18 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.41 W/kg (head)
0.96 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP69K (market/region dependent)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 16
User Interface - One UI 7 HyperOS 3
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM, Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Global
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
Octa-core (1x3.4 GHz Cortex-A725 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A725 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A725), Mediatek Dimensity 8500 Ultra (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 405 Mali-G68 MP5 - Global
Mali-G68 - LATAM
Mali-G720 MC8
RAM 2 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM
Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 68B colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1268 x 2756 pixels (460 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 86.54% 89.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/4"

1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5, Auracast, ASHA
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 4.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, 100W PPS, PD3.0, 100% in 48 min
27W reverse wired25W wired
Capacity 3050 mAh 5000 mAh 6500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -