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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
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13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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3.8 out of 5
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.35 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory6 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in5.7 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density521.0 ppi773.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
HDR
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280.0 px px
N/A
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Magnesium
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.4 in6.14 in5.48 in
Width2.94 in3.03 in2.73 in
Depth0.34 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight6.88 oz5.86 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A
Proximity
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetooth version5.04.24.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
No
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesno
Type of USB connector
N/A
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionVoWiFiHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Miracast
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz

Battery

Battery capacity3300.0 mAh4070.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time220.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time22.0 h
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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