Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A8 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G runs at 1.6 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G offers 5.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G offers 13 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A8 offers 3050 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A8 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A8 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Samsung Galaxy A8
₹33,388
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G
₹7,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
65%

Release Date

03 Aug, 2015
26 Dec, 2014

Performance

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Snapdragon 400
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
(upto 1.6 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

3050 mAh
3100 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

User Ratings

4.2/5
(1,412 ratings)
4.2/5
(67,011 ratings)

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 305

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

386 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.64 %
68.65 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A

Design

Height

158 mm
154 mm

Width

76.8 mm
78.7 mm

Thickness

5.9 mm
9.4 mm

Weight

151 grams
185 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5312 x 2988 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3050 mAh
3100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.100 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
N/A

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope