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

Spec Score

65%
71%

Release Date

26 Dec, 2014
03 Aug, 2015

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3100 mAh
3050 mAh
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

User Ratings

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

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5430

Processor

Quad core, 1.6 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

267 ppi
386 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.65 %
73.64 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

154 mm
158 mm

Width

78.7 mm
76.8 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm
5.9 mm

Weight

185 grams
151 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5312 x 2988 Pixels

Settings

ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 17 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.100 W/kg

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 v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

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