Phone Comparison - Nokia 8 vs Xiaomi Mi 6 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Xiaomi Samsung
Announced August 2017 April 2017 December 2017
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - January 2018
Price Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,500 ($362.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Ceramic Black, Black, Blue, White Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
145.2 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm
(5.72 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 168 g / 182 g (5.93 oz / 6.42 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540 Mali-G71
RAM 4/6 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, To Be Confirmed Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.15 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.40% 71.34% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 13 MP Dual 12 MP (f/1.8 & f/2.6) 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 27mm & f/2.6, 52mm), OIS (4-axis), 1.25 µm @ 27mm / 1.0 µm @ 52mm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3090 mAh 3350 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -