Samsung Galaxy A57 vs Xiaomi Poco X8
Verdict
The Samsung Galaxy A57 scores higher in 4 of 6 sections (camera, performance, connectivity & features and design & durability), while the Xiaomi Poco X8 leads in battery and display.
The biggest difference is camera: 57 vs 30 points.
The Xiaomi Poco X8 is the newer model, announced 6 months after the Samsung Galaxy A57.
Choose the Samsung Galaxy A57 for camera and performance; choose the Xiaomi Poco X8 for battery and display.
- Galaxy A57 leads in 12 fields
- Poco X8 leads in 8 fields
- 19 ties
39 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Galaxy A57 | Poco X8 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 71 | 47 |
| Camera | 57 | 30 |
| Battery | 64 | 76 |
| Display | 81 | 90 |
| Design & durability | 86 | 74 |
| Connectivity & features | 69 | 56 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Galaxy A57: 62/100(Better)
- Poco X8: 30/100
- Chipset
- Galaxy A57: Exynos 1680
- Poco X8: Snapdragon 6s Gen 4
- RAM (max)
- Galaxy A57: 12 GB
- Poco X8: 12 GB
- Storage (max)
- Galaxy A57: 512 GB(Better)
- Poco X8: 256 GB
- Process node
- Galaxy A57: 4 nm
- Poco X8: 4 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Galaxy A57: 50 MP
- Poco X8: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- Galaxy A57: 1/1.56″(Better)
- Poco X8: 1/2.76″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Galaxy A57: Yes
- Poco X8: Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- Galaxy A57: Yes(Better)
- Poco X8: No
- Telephoto camera
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Periscope lens
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Optical zoom
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Video recording
- Galaxy A57: 4K 30 fps(Better)
- Poco X8: 1080p
- Front camera
- Galaxy A57: 12 MP
- Poco X8: 16 MP(Better)
- Front camera 4K video
- Galaxy A57: Yes
- Poco X8: No
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Galaxy A57: 5000 mAh
- Poco X8: 8340 mAh(Better)
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- Galaxy A57: 52:00 h
- Poco X8: Unknown
- EU label cycles
- Galaxy A57: 1200
- Poco X8: Unknown
- Wired charging
- Galaxy A57: 45 W
- Poco X8: 67 W(Better)
- Wireless charging
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Reverse charging
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: Yes(Better)
- Reverse charging type
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: Wired
Display
- Screen size
- Galaxy A57: 6.7″
- Poco X8: 6.83″
- Panel type
- Galaxy A57: OLED
- Poco X8: OLED
- Refresh rate
- Galaxy A57: 120 Hz
- Poco X8: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- Galaxy A57: 385 ppi
- Poco X8: 447 ppi(Better)
- Peak brightness
- Galaxy A57: 1900 nits
- Poco X8: 3500 nits(Better)
- Resolution
- Galaxy A57: 1080x2340
- Poco X8: 1280x2772
- Screen protection
- Galaxy A57: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
- Poco X8: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Design & durability
- Weight
- Galaxy A57: 179 g(Better)
- Poco X8: 223 g
- Thickness
- Galaxy A57: 6.9 mm(Better)
- Poco X8: 8.6 mm
- Dust & water resistance
- Galaxy A57: IP68
- Poco X8: IP68 + IP69(Better)
- Back material
- Galaxy A57: Glass(Better)
- Poco X8: Plastic
- Frame material
- Galaxy A57: Aluminum(Better)
- Poco X8: Plastic
- EU repairability class
- Galaxy A57: C
- Poco X8: Unknown
- EU drop resistance class
- Galaxy A57: A
- Poco X8: Unknown
- EU energy class
- Galaxy A57: A
- Poco X8: Unknown
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Galaxy A57: Yes
- Poco X8: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Galaxy A57: Wi-Fi 6E(Better)
- Poco X8: Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- Galaxy A57: 6.0(Better)
- Poco X8: 5.1
- USB speed
- Galaxy A57: USB 2.0
- Poco X8: USB 2.0
- USB port
- Galaxy A57: USB-C 2.0
- Poco X8: USB-C 2.0
- DisplayPort output
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- NFC
- Galaxy A57: Yes
- Poco X8: Yes
- eSIM
- Galaxy A57: Yes(Better)
- Poco X8: No
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Stereo speakers
- Galaxy A57: Yes
- Poco X8: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Fingerprint reader
- Galaxy A57: Under display (optical)
- Poco X8: Under display (optical)
- 3D face unlock
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Infrared blaster
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: Yes(Better)
- FM radio
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- microSD slot
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
- Card slot
- Galaxy A57: No
- Poco X8: No
General
- Operating system
- Galaxy A57: Android 16
- Poco X8: Android 16
- OS updates (major versions)
- Galaxy A57: 6
- Poco X8: Unknown
- Launch price
- Galaxy A57: $ 349.99
- Poco X8: € 299.00
- Year
- Galaxy A57: 2026
- Poco X8: 2026
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| — | Galaxy A57 | Poco X8 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 |
| 5G bands | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2026, March 25 | 2026, September 01 |
| Status | Available. Released 2026, April 9 | Available. Released 2026, September 11 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 mm (6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 in) | 163.5 x 78.3 x 8.6 mm (6.44 x 3.08 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic back, plastic frame |
| SIM | · Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 72 hours) Drop resistant up to 3m |
| Display | ||
| Type | Super AMOLED+, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 1900 nits (peak) | AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, 3840Hz PWM, 1060 nits (typ), 1800 nits (HBM), 3500 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.8% 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 (~385 ppi density) | 1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~447 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 16, up to 6 major OS updates, One UI 8.5 | Android 16, HyperOS 3 |
| Chipset | Exynos 1680 (4 nm) | Qualcomm SM6435-AA Snapdragon 6s Gen 4 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.6 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.95 GHz Cortex-520) | Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Xclipse 550 | Adreno 710 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.1 | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 2.2 - 128GB only UFS 3.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) | – |
| Features | Best Face, LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Dual | – | 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS Auxiliary lens |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 12 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm | 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 10-bit HDR | 1080p@30fps |
| Features | – | HDR, panorama |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos) |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 6.0, A2DP, LE | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c) |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Infrared port | – | Yes |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, proximity |
| Battery | ||
| Type | 5000 mAh | Si/C Li-Ion 8340 mAh - version 1 Si/C Li-Ion 9000 mAh - version 2 |
| Charging | 45W wired | 67W wired, PD3.0 22.5W reverse wired |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Navy, Gray, Icyblue, Lilac | Black, Frost White, Fiery Orange |
| Models | SM-A576B, SM-A576B/DS, SM-A576Q, SM-A576U1, SM-A576W, SM-A576Z, SM-A5760 | 2607DPC18G |
| SAR | 0.85 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body) | – |
| SAR EU | 0.70 W/kg (head) 1.07 W/kg (body) | – |
| Price | $ 349.99 / € 266.99 / £ 274.99 / ₹ 54,499 | € 299.00 |
| EU LABEL | ||
| Energy | Class A | – |
| Battery | 52:00h endurance, 1200 cycles | – |
| Free fall | Class A (270 falls) | – |
| Repairability | Class C | – |