Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus runs at 2.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus offers 5.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus offers 3500 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus and Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

₹53,990

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus

₹25,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

05 May, 2017

11 Dec, 2018

06 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
8 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
3500 mAh	4500 mAh	6500 mAh
15W Fast Charging	N/A	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.0	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Sexy design
Loaded set of hardware and software features
Smooth performance and decent battery life
Excellent camera quality

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Slippery
Seems fragile
Fingerprint scanner is iffy
Speaker quality could've been better

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(2,001 ratings)

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

May 05, 2017

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP20

Adreno 540

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

531 ppi

515 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.7 %

N/A

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

159.5 mm

N/A

150.83 mm

Width

73.4 mm

N/A

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

N/A

7.99 mm

Weight

173 grams

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX260 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

12 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh

4500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.0

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 1024 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 16)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

IRIS Scanner

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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