Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Xiaomi Redmi 9T

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
Xiaomi Redmi 9T
xiaomi redmi 9t
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 January 2021
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Carbon Gray, Twilight Blue, Sunrise Orange, Ocean Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
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
Water-repellent coating
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 12
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.6 inches [Similar] 6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 83.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB (UFS 2.2), 4 GB RAM or 64 GB (UFS 2.1), 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging 2.5W
Capacity 3000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -