Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Apple iPhone XR vs Xiaomi Redmi 9A

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Xiaomi
Announced December 2017 September 2018 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - January 2018 Coming Soon - October 2018 Rumored
Price Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Blue, other colors
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) -
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and e-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) iOS 12 Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic , MediaTek Helio G25
GPU Mali-G71 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G31
RAM 4 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128/256 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 6.1 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 79.83% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 12 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 5 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh - 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G) -