Samsung Galaxy A8S vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Power

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy A8S
129 KWD (Estimated)
Xiaomi Poco X8 Power
129 KWD (Estimated)

Price
129 KWD (Estimated)
129 KWD (Estimated)
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy A8S
Xiaomi Poco X8 Power

Launch Date
2018, October 30
2026, September 04

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 ,CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA

Dimensions
158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in)
163.4 x 78.3 x 8.6 mm (6.43 x 3.08 x 0.34 in)
Weight
173 g (6.10 oz)
229 g (8.08 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic back, plastic frame IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min) Drop resistant up to 3m
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Samsung Pay
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink
Black, Yellow

Type
PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1060 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM), 3500 nits (peak)
Size
6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.83 inches, 114.5 cm2 (~89.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~447 ppi density)

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates, HyperOS 3
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
Qualcomm SM6850 Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 616
Adreno 812

RAM
6GB/8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR, Optical Zoom at 2x , Digital Zoom up to 8x, F1.7 , F2.2 , F2.4
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps - Slow Motion 480fps @HD, 240fps @FHD
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Lens 1
24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.6", 0.61µm
Features
HDR, Paranoma, etc
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery
Si/C Li-Ion 10000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
100W wired, PD3.0, PPS 27W reverse wired Bypass charging

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ,ANT+
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity (ultrasonic)

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack
No

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Yes
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS ,
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG