Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected nnouncement
	Jul 19, 2018
Officially announced
Dec 19, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm	6.94 x 3.44 x 0.31 inches 176.15 x 87.4 x 7.99 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 79.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 350 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G71	Adreno 509
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5500 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: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP 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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
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	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
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
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

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