Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

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

Nano-SIM
Height

155.4 mm

151.9 mm
Width

75.8 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

7.3 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

165 g

208.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Colors

Black, Gold, Rose Gold

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Display
Display type

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

403 ppi

506 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
12 MP, f/2.6 , 50 mm
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps

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

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

1.25 µm/ 1.0 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

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

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
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

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