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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 11, 2017	Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$444

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches 152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm	6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.91% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 550 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 52 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), 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

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$383

with 32 GB storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

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