Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Mi Max

Samsung Galaxy A8
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Xiaomi Mi Max
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced July 2015 May 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm
(6.81 x 3.48 x 0.3 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow), MIUI 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 / Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 / Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 510 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3/4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB (via SIM 2)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.99% 74.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording Stereo FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 85 degree wide lens [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 200 GB (via SIM 2)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 4850 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -