Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 9 vs Samsung Galaxy A12

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2019 Not announced yet 2020, November 24
Status Coming Soon October 9, 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 7,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.3 × 75.4 × 9.4 mm
(6.15 × 2.97 × 0.37 in)
163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm
(6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- P2i nano hydrophobic coating
- Fingerprint Sensor
Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface MIUI 10 MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53), Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-G52 2EEMC2 -
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.22 inches 6.53 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1520 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 83.09% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required) Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 2 MP 13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25µm, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5020 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -