Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A71
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Samsung Galaxy A71, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 and came out 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (636 against 510 nits)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A71
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 730
- Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 21 grams less
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 541 and 484 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 87.2% |
| Display features | - | - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| PWM | - | 247 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3.8 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 179 g (6.31 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MC4 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 700 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~184 GFLOPS | ~358 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 96357 | 86200 |
| GPU | 85945 | 90800 |
| Memory | 55413 | 47735 |
| UX | 87677 | 75500 |
| Total score | 324478 | 298127 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 37.5 °C |
| Stability | 87% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1319 | 740 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5620 | 5547 |
| Video editing | 5726 | 5841 |
| Photo editing | 18282 | 14060 |
| Data manipulation | 7009 | 6693 |
| Writing score | 8201 | 8941 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | One UI 5.0 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 23.8 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 35 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:09 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Watching video | 12:24 hr | 14:49 hr |
| Gaming | 04:27 hr | 04:45 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" (CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A71 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Active |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 12 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2019 | December 2019 |
| Release date | October 2019 | February 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.51 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | 1.56 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, software, battery life, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A71. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
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