Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) - Which is better?

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), Manufactured in January, 2018 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 172g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4250mAh vs 3000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 4/32 GB
- 4/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
vs
Galaxy A8 (2018)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 5.6 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2220 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 390 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 75.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
586 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)373 Hz242 Hz
Response time3.4 ms4.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE], [Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 149.2 mm (5.87 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
75.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 6/1.6 (Cortex-A53)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 14 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 No
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G71 MP2
GPU Cores 512 32
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 770 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 70.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1022n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)2969n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
202681
CPU20207873673
GPU13771626657
Memory10689050080
UX13783752271
NanoReview Score584521202681
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2473n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
n/a
Writing score11945n/a
Web score7477n/a
Video editing5930n/a
Data manipulation8591n/a
NanoReview Score9976n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1333 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2eMMC 5.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 7.1.1 (Upgradeable to Android 9)
OS Size 14.8 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 One UI 2.0

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 3000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
17:10
Web Browsing07:37 h06:38 h
Video Playback13:17 h11:19 h
Games04:48 h04:20 h
Standby Mode100 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) No
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP16 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung S5K2P6SX
Sensor size1/1.971/2.8
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
82
Video quality
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
74
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
79

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P8SP
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500)
LTE category2011
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
85 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr December, 2017 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr January, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 480
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE the clear winner in this comparison.

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