Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

135.4 mm

154.9 mm
Width

66.2 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

135 g

177 g
Waterproof

1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

Yes

-
Colors

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Black

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

4.7 inches

6.21 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2248 pixels
Pixel density

312 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 display

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.9

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity