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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2

2.94 in
6.4 in
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
3.03 in
6.14 in
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
6 editorial reviews
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory6 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Screen size6.3 in5.7 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density521.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280.0 px px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Height6.4 in6.14 in
Width2.94 in3.03 in
Depth0.34 in0.3 in
Weight6.88 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Accelerometeryesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetooth version5.04.2
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionVoWiFiHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Note 8Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 2Xiaomi Mi Note 2
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh4070.0 mAh

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 8

          Often compared with Xiaomi Mi Note 2