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Xiaomi Mi 8


Samsung Galaxy A30


Xiaomi Mi 8
Samsung Galaxy A30

Released in June 2018. Features 6.21 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,248 pixels and 402 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 with up to 8 GB memory and 256 GB storage. It has 3,400 mAh battery.

Released in March 2019. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 403 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7904 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • More memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (31%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)
  • It has NFC
  • Lighter (6%)
  • Slightly larger screen (3%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Much better battery capacity (15%)


Specifications

Xiaomi Mi 8 Samsung Galaxy A30
Specifications
Brand Xiaomi Samsung
Model - -
Release Date June 2018 March 2019
Operating System MIUI (Android 8.1) One UI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in
158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 in
Weight 175 g
6.17 oz
165 g
5.82 oz
Screen
Size 6.21 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,248 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 402 403
Features OLED OLED
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
12 MP f/1.8
12 MP f/2.4 Telephoto
Dual camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
5 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
Front 20 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/2.0 Wide
Storage
Memory 6 GB
8 GB
3 GB
4 GB
Fixed 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable - microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
Octa-core processor
10 nm
Samsung Exynos 7904
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.80 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
4x 1.80 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
2x 1.80 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 3,400 mAh 4,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 18W Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True False
3.5 mm Audio Jack False True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Xiaomi Mi 8 Samsung Galaxy A30

Xiaomi Mi 8

Samsung Galaxy A30

6.21"
175 g
6.17 oz

6.4"
165 g
5.82 oz