Samsung Galaxy On8 vs Xiaomi Mi A1

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy On8 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi A1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy On8 runs at 1.6 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy On8 and Xiaomi Mi A1 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but Samsung Galaxy On8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi A1's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy On8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy On8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy On8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy On8 and Xiaomi Mi A1 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy On8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 3080 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy On8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy On8 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Mi A1 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi A1 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy On8 has a rating of 4.2.

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Samsung Galaxy On8
₹13,490
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
72%

Release Date

02 Oct, 2016
12 Sep, 2017

Performance

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
3080 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally

User Ratings

4.2/5
(83,479 ratings)
4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)

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Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 12, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.16 %
70.63 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

151.7 mm
155.4 mm

Width

76 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

169 grams
165 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh
3080 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.216 W/kg
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
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 v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote