Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs Samsung Galaxy A8

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

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Summary

Release Date

26 Dec, 2014
03 Aug, 2015
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 400
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
3050 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

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

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video
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General

Launch Date

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

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

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

32 bit
32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-T628 MP6
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

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

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
386 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.65 %
73.64 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

154 mm
158 mm
164.4 mm

Width

78.7 mm
76.8 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
5.9 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

185 grams
151 grams
210 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

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
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.228 mm focal length
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.931 mm focal length ISO-CELL
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5312 x 2988 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 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

Avg
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3050 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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

N/A
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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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SAR Value

N/A
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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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