Xiaomi Redmi 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 09, 2019	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128GB - $489

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1510 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1950 MHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	microSDXC
OS
Android (10)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3487
3D Mark High
Untested	930
3D Mark Low
Untested	916

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Depth information)	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.

Memory	4GB/64GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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