Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Xiaomi Mi Play

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Xiaomi Mi Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

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EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat18, 301 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

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

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Metal, glass
SIM

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

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

159.5 mm

147.8 mm
Width

73.4 mm

71.9 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

173 g

150 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Gray

Black, Blue, Gold

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.3 GHz

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US / Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35
GPU

Adreno 540

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

4 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

256 GB
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.25 µm
2 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

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Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

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Primary camera video hdr

HDR

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Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Connectivity
WLAN

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

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

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Messaging MMS

MMS

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Messaging Email

Email

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Messaging IM

IM

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Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

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Java

No

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Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, proximity