Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Nokia 7 plus vs Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 February 2018 April 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - April 2018 Available - April 2018
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,800 ($500.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,900 ($250.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black/Copper, White/Copper Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Sand Gold, Glacier Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
158.4 x 75.6 x 8 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm
(6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) - 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor

- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Android One
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 512 Adreno 512
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.0 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 82.94% 77.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP Dual 12 MP + 13 MP Dual 12 MP + 20 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.75 aperture, 2x Optical Zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1.25µm, f/1.8 aperture lens, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP (f/2.0, 1.0 µm), Carl Zeiss optics, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.8", 1.0µm), 1080p, Auto-HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3800 mAh 3010 mAh
Stand by - Up to 723 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 19 h (3G) -