Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ vs Xiaomi Redmi A3x

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Xiaomi
Announced August 2017 February 2022 May 2024
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - February 2022 Available - May 2024
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Midnight Black, Moonlight White, Aurora Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
285 x 185 x 5.7 mm
(11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 in)
168.4 x 76.3 x 8.3
(6.63 x 3 x 0.33)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 567 g, 572 g (20 oz, 20.18 oz) -
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Nano-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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 12 Android 14
User Interface - One UI 4.1 MIUI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core, Unisoc T603
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 730 -
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 256 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 WQXGA+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 12.4 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1752 x 2800 pixels (266 ppi) 720 x 1650 pixels (268 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.84% 83.05%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 13 MP + 6 MP 8 MP + 0.08 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
0.08 MP (auxiliary lens)
HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.2, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not 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 not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 82 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3300 mAh 10090 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -