Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8A

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 August 2019 August 2019
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Rumored - Coming Soon 2019
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Black, red, 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)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) with dedicated microSD card slot
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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
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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 MIUI 10
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-G71 Adreno 505 Adreno 505
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) 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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.22 inches 6.22 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 12 MP + 2 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [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 HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, 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 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 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 present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Type-C Fast charger 18W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -