Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1380, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T, Manufactured in December, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 665. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 164g vs 200g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
- Higher pixel density: 409ppi
- Infrared port
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 3/32 GB - 4/32 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 385 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | n/a | 500 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 80.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.3 % |
| Response time | n/a | 46.4 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 1163:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 in) | 161.1 mm (6.34 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 75.4 mm (2.97 in) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green - Pink |
- White - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2 (Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 11 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 320 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | 608 GFLOPS | 243.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1017 | 510 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2792 | 1551 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 3061 | n/a |
| CPU | 188061 | 90638 |
| GPU | 134686 | 42930 |
| Memory | 113361 | 45249 |
| UX | 158287 | 56683 |
| NanoReview Score | 594395 | 235500 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 37 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 1 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 219 |
| Writing score | n/a | 6414 |
| Web score | n/a | 5709 |
| Video editing | n/a | 4846 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 5102 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 6387 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 3 GB - 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 32 GB - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11) |
| OS Size | 21.7 GB | 8 GB |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | MIUI 12.5 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (51% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:26 h | 2:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:45 h | 08:01 h |
| Video Playback | 10:52 h | 11:48 h |
| Games | 05:18 h | 05:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | 95 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 480 fps (720p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4224x3136 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 2821 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV13855 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 1900 / 2000 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2000/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 18 | 12 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | n/a | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | November, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | December, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 299 | 216 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy A26 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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