Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 04, 2016	Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$133

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.74 x 0.35 inches 141.3 x 69.6 x 8.9 mm	5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.12% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Mali-G71
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4100 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
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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