Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) vs Xiaomi Mi A2 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
8.5
Xiaomi Mi A2
Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Xiaomi Mi A2
Released · Jan 06, 2018
Released · Jul 27, 2018
6.0-inch · 2220x1080px
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
3010 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017 Jul 24, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 77.32% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm) Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G71 Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Polymer 3010 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
20 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 09, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.20 W/kg
Body: 0.75 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg
Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 4GB/32GB
with 32 GB of storage
Memory 4GB/32GB
with 64 GB of storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
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