Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Xiaomi Mi 5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy A8:

  OLED

  Mi 5:

  LCD

• Weight

  Mi 5: 22 g lighter

  Galaxy A8:

  151 g

  Mi 5:

  129 g

• Width

  Mi 5: 7.6 mm narrower

  Galaxy A8:

  76.8 mm

  Mi 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Mi 5: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy A8:

  5.7 in

  Mi 5:

  5.15 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy A8:

  Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)

  Mi 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy A8: 1.4 mm thinner

  Galaxy A8:

  5.9 mm

  Mi 5:

  7.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy A8

   Height:

   158 mm +13.4 mm versus Mi 5

   Width:

   76.8 mm +7.6 mm versus Mi 5

   Depth:

   5.9 mm

2. 2. Mi 5

   Height:

   144.6 mm

   Width:

   69.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.3 mm +1.4 mm versus Galaxy A8

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy A8

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

2. 2. Mi 5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.15 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   73.1 cm²

Galaxy A8 has approximately 22.5% more rectangular screen area than Mi 5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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