Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
xiaomi mi 8 lite
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced September 2018 December 2017
Status Available - September 2018 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only) Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.16 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type 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
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface MIUI 10 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 512 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.26 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.51% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5", 1.12µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm, Auto HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not 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 present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3350 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -