Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs Xiaomi Mi 8

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A9 Star vs Xiaomi Mi 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A9 Star runs at 2.2 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi 8 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star offers a screen size of 6.28 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 8 offers 6.21 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Star the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A9 Star features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi 8's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Star the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Star better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 offers 20 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Star better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi 8 offers 3400 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Star better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and Xiaomi Mi 8 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Star
₹31,690
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₹28,490
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Summary

Release Date

19 Feb, 2020
10 Jul, 2019
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 660
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.28 inches (15.95 cm)
6.21 inches (15.77 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2248 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
24 MP
Camera
12 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

24 MP
20 MP
16 MP

Battery

3700 mAh
3400 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
33W Fast Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(2 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 512
Adreno 630
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.28 inches  (15.95 cm)
6.21 inches  (15.77 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)
1080x2248 px (FHD+)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9
18.7:9
20:9

Pixel Density

393 ppi
402 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.4 %
83.77 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

162.4 mm
154.9 mm
164.4 mm

Width

77 mm
74.8 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
7.6 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

191 grams
175 grams
210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
24 MP
f/1.7
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3700 mAh
3400 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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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 MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Bixby Samsung Pay
N/A
N/A

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