Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy M21s

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2017 August 2019 November 2020
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019 Available - November 2020
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Gamma Green, Halo White, Shadow Black Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
161.3 × 76.4 × 8.79 mm
(6.35 × 3.01 × 0.35 in)
159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 199.8 g (7.02.0.28 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Hybrid 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 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface - MIUI 10 One UI 2.5
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa core (2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55), MediaTek Helio G90T Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G76 MP4 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass protection Super AMOLED Screen, 420 nits (typ), Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches 6.53 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% - 83.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorana
64 MP, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Yes Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate 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 (Quick Charge 4)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3300 mAh 4500 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -