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Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
2.72 in
5.69 in
Xiaomi Mi 5 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi 5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
4.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.4 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
7 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory4 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Screen size5.8 in5.15 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density570.0 ppi428.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesno
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.8"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.8"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx

Storage

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Internal storage64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Colour of product
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Purple
  • White
Water resistantyesno
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Height5.86 in5.69 in
Width2.68 in2.72 in
Depth0.31 in0.29 in
Weight5.47 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Miracast

Battery

Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Xiaomi Mi 5Xiaomi Mi 5
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesno
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

          Often compared with Xiaomi Mi 5