Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

93 out 100

VS

44 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S8, Manufactured in April, 2017 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15

Larger display: 6.36in
Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3000mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Supports DisplayPort
Infrared port
Built-in eSIM
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S8

Higher pixel density: 570ppi
Lighter design: 155g vs 191g

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

4/64 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S8

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S8

63

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Xiaomi 15

90

Samsung Galaxy S8

42

Performance

App & system performance

Xiaomi 15

96

Samsung Galaxy S8

26

Games

3D gaming performance

Xiaomi 15

97

Samsung Galaxy S8

22

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Xiaomi 15

100

Samsung Galaxy S8

45

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S8

73

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Xiaomi 15

93

Samsung Galaxy S8

44

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Performance:

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Battery:

Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.36 in	5.8 in
Resolution	1200x2670 pixels	1440x2960 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	18.5:9
Pixel density	460 ppi	570 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (1-120 Hz)	No
Max brightness	1500 nits	540 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate	300 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	90.1 %	84.2 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

Xiaomi 15

1508 nits

Samsung Galaxy S8

614 nits

sRGB gamut	99.5 %	99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	250 Hz
Response time	1 ms	4.4 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	152.3 mm (6 in)	148.9 mm (5.86 in)
Width	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.68 in)
Thickness	8.08 mm (0.32 in)	8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	191 g (6.74 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP68
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	n/a
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black - Silver - Green - Purple	- Black - Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue - Red - Pink
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes rear

Screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi 15

90.1 %

Samsung Galaxy S8

84.2 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15 and Samsung Galaxy S8 In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
Max Frequency	4320 MHz	2300 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (2 + 6)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))	- 4/1.69 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.314 (Exynos M2)
Process	TSMC	Samsung
Transistor Size	3 nm	10 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	No
Graphics	Adreno 830	Mali-G71 MP20
GPU Cores	1536	320
GPU Frequency	1100 MHz	546 MHz
FLOPS	3379.2 GFLOPS	375 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Xiaomi 15

2934

Samsung Galaxy S8

519

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Xiaomi 15

8762

Samsung Galaxy S8

1563

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2934	519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	8762	1563
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	24507	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15]

AnTuTu 10

Xiaomi 15

2620144

Samsung Galaxy S8

377103

CPU	584725	107990
GPU	1142381	116534
Memory	519406	84213
UX	373632	68366
NanoReview Score	2620144	377103

3DMark Wild Life

Xiaomi 15

20823

Samsung Galaxy S8

n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15]

PCMark 3.0

Xiaomi 15

18292

Samsung Galaxy S8

n/a

Writing score	22508	n/a
Web score	18826	n/a
Video editing	8060	n/a
Data manipulation	14605	n/a
NanoReview Score	18292	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	- 12 GB - 16 GB	4 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	n/a	1794 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB	64 GB
Storage Type	UFS 4.0	UFS 2.1
Memory Card	No	MicroSD

Software

OS	Android 15	Android 7.0 (Upgradeable to Android 9.0)
OS Size	21 GB	11.7 GB
UI Skin	HyperOS 2.0	One UI

Battery

Volume	5400 mAh	3000 mAh
Max Charging Power	90 W	15 W
Battery Type	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)	Li-ion
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes Qi/PMA
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	No
Fast Charging	Yes (83% in 30 min)	Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (40% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	0:45 h	1:45 h

Battery Life

Xiaomi 15

31:54

Samsung Galaxy S8

16:58

Web Browsing	13:20 h	06:26 h
Video Playback	19:22 h	10:09 h
Games	07:10 h	04:05 h
Standby Mode	150 h	85 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	12 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	4000x3000 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 2.6x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 120 fps)	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	1920 fps (720p)	240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	115 °	n/a
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP	Standard: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	Pro mode

Matrix	50 MP	12 MP
Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.7
Focal length	23 mm	26 mm
Sensor	OmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900	Sony IMX333
Sensor size	1/1.31	1/2.55
Pixel size	1.2 μm	1.4 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.0	n/a
Focal length	60 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN5	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.76	n/a
Pixel size	0.64 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	50 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	n/a
Focal length	14 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung S5KJN1	n/a
Sensor size	1/2.76	n/a
Pixel size	0.64 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Digital	n/a

Photo quality

Xiaomi 15

150

Samsung Galaxy S8

88

Video quality

Xiaomi 15

133

Samsung Galaxy S8

88

Overall camera score

Xiaomi 15

147

Samsung Galaxy S8

88

Bokeh	75	n/a
Preview	87	n/a
Zoom	152	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 15], [Samsung Galaxy S8]

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	8 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	3264x2448 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/1.7
Focal length	22 mm	25 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV32B	Samsung S5K3H7
Sensor size	1/3.14	1/3.6
Pixel size	0.7 μm	1.22 μm
Autofocus	No	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1440p at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Photo quality

Xiaomi 15

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S8

86

Video quality

Xiaomi 15

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S8

107

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.4	5
Bluetooth features	LE	PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes	n/a
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	Yes
2G Bands	GSM B2/B3/B5/B8	GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19	HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)	LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category	n/a	16
5G Support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Mono
3.5 mm Jack	No	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Max Volume

Xiaomi 15

91.3 dB

Samsung Galaxy S8

82.4 dB

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October, 2024 yr	March, 2017 yr
Release Date	October, 2024 yr	April, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($)	757	720
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 90 W	n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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Xiaomi 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S8

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