Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE vs Honor 8S

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Honor
Announced December 2017 February 2019 Exp. announcement 2020, May
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Available - March 2019 Rumored. Exp. release 2020, May
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Violet, Blue, Gray Black, Gold, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
147.1 x 70.8 x 8.5 mm
(5.79 x 2.79 x 0.33 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
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), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor (under display)
-
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - MIUI 10 EMUI 9
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core 2.3 GHz, Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 616 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 5.97 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 (432 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (295 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 84.02% 77.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 48 MP + 13 MP + 8 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, panorama
13 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm [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, LTE-A HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3070 mAh 3020 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -