Even months after hitting the store shelves, the Xiaomi Mi 8 continues to garner popularity among smartphone lovers.

The hotly-anticipated Galaxy S10 Lite from Samsung is expected to sweep Samsung fans off their feet when it launches later this month.

Here’s a comparison between the Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and the Mi 8 smartphones on the basis of their appearance, design, hardware, and performance.

Appearance & Design

The glossy design of the Galaxy S10 Lite is augmented further with a 5.8-inches Super AMOLED, QHD+ display having a high resolution of 2960 x 1440 pixels and an aspect ratio of 18.5:9.

It has an always on-screen which is scratch resistant; however, there’s Gorilla Glass 6 on top to provide additional protection.

On the back, you’d find a 12MP+12MP (telephoto) dual camera setup with dual-LED flash and AF. Another 8.0MP camera with an f/1.7 aperture is placed on the front for selfies and video chatting.

You can choose between four color options including black, blue, green and white.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 is housed in a sturdy aluminum alloy and metal frame. It sports an extra large 6.21 inches AMOLED FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a pixel density of 402PPI.

It features a 2.5D curved glass screen which is Scratch resistant and has Corning Gorilla Glass on top.

The phone’s dimensions are 74.8 mm x 154.9 mm x 7.6 mm and it weighs in at only 175g. There are four color versions of the Mi 8 including white, black, blue and gold available in the market.

The back area of the Mi 8 feature cameras comprising two 16.0MP and 16.0MP sensors with dual-LED and AF. Up front, there’s a 20.0MP front shooter for self-portraits and face-to-face video chatting.

Hardware & Performance

The Galaxy S10 Lite will be powered by Exynos 9820 Octa or Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855, 64-bit processor. Moreover, it will feature a Mali-G76 MP12 or an Adreno 640 graphics processing unit, under the hood.

The phone will come with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and is expected to offer 128GB of expandable (up to 512GB via microSD card) onboard storage capacity.

The S10 Lite will be backed by a 3,000 mAh Lithium-ion battery that supports wireless charging and fast charging. The phone will run One UI based on Android 9.0 Pie OS.

In terms of sensors, the Galaxy S10 Lite will feature the proximity, light, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, barometer, heart rate and SpO2.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 64-Bit processor and a highly competent Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU for a superior viewing and casual gaming experience.

The phone comes with 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and offers three storage options including 64GB/128GB/256GB. On the downside, the Mi 8 does not support external card expansion.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 does not feature card slots. The phone draws its juices from a non-removable 3,400 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery that delivers up to 330 hours of standby time and about 14 hours of talk time.

It runs MIUI V10 based on Android 8.1 Oreo OS. Aside from a rear-mounted ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, the Mi 8 features a slew of other useful sensors like the accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass, barometer, Hall, step detector and step counter.

Price

Despite the lack of an official confirmation, multiple reports suggest that the Galaxy S10 Lite will come bearing an $852 price tag.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone retails for 380 EUR, which roughly converts to about $431. You can find a more detailed comparison between the two phones below: