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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Peezzy(f): 6:58am On May 21, 2020
I'm getting a phone today whether the devil likes it or not.

I've checked out both devices yesterday during my window shopping.

Samsung A30s : 84k. With 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM. Cool camera, better than Redmi IMO. Lesser screen resolution compared to the note 8

Redmi note 8: 85k 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM. Camera spec higher than A30s but somehow the A30s has the better pictures and motion video.

The 128GB storage space is making me consider the Redmi note 8. None is an MTK device.


I need advice from the Tech experts, please.

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Ofemmanutosure: 7:20am On May 21, 2020
The processor in the redmi note 8 should be better than that of samsung. Go for the redmi note 8 except you prefer amoled screen to LCD.

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Renida: 7:21am On May 21, 2020
Samsung. Redmi battery life is weak
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Peezzy(f): 7:41am On May 21, 2020
Ofemmanutosure:
The processor in the redmi note 8 should be better than that of samsung. Go for the redmi note 8 except you prefer amoled screen to LCD.
I'm not sure of the better processor too. But I love the built in Samsung camera. Some reviews say the Redmi camera is mad with Google camera tho
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Peezzy(f): 7:41am On May 21, 2020
Renida:
Samsung. Redmi battery life is weak
wow! Thankss
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Renida: 7:43am On May 21, 2020
Peezzy:
wow! Thankss


wink I use it so I know. Redmi 4000mah is weaker than infinix 4000mah for example

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by oluplus(m): 7:50am On May 21, 2020
Just make sure you insure whichever you choose to buy. Boys are not smiling now. My simple advice.
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Ofemmanutosure: 7:55am On May 21, 2020
Renida:
Samsung. Redmi battery life is weak

This is not true. It is well known that samsung doesnt have good battery especially those running on exynos processor.

Redmi note 8 > samsung a30s

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by joudini(m): 7:58am On May 21, 2020
The Redmi Note 8 dusts it.

Strength
Samsung a30s: better screen display, better selfie camera

Strength
Redmi Note 8: gg5 front and back, better chipset, better CPU & GPU, better main camera, better screen resolution, higher RAM & ROM, IR, faster charging

https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9796&idPhone2=9814

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by BoluwajiPieters: 8:03am On May 21, 2020
Renida:



wink I use it so I know. Redmi 4000mah is weaker than infinix 4000mah for example

LOL. You're not putting together other considerations.

Now I've handled the RN8 (Which I own) and the A30s.

Processor wise, I'd give the RN8 the upper hand. The performance is smoother than that of A30s IMO.

Camera wise, I'd still give the A30s the upper hand although GCAM eliminates the contest and RN8 wins with GCAM. I don't see too much of a difference between the stock cameras of both phones though and then the skill of the photographer matters too. Point-and-shoot photography will shoot bad pictures with a good camera. There's a thread on camera here with people doing magic with supposedly "bad cameras."

In terms of battery performance, A30s is the clear winner. You get around/over 10-11hours SOT unlike RN8 8-9hours. Prolly updates will make battery optimization better.

IPS-LCD on the RN8 is not as power-efficient as the AMOLED on RN8.

I'd recommend the A30s!

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Emmbanny(m): 8:04am On May 21, 2020
Renida:
Samsung. Redmi battery life is weak
sir that's not true

Redmi 8a battery is 5000amh

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Renida: 8:06am On May 21, 2020
Emmbanny:
sir that's not true

Redmi 8a battery is 5000amh


Do you read properly before you jump on mentions? Go back and read what I typed again
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Renida: 8:08am On May 21, 2020
BoluwajiPieters:


LOL. You're not putting together other considerations.

Now I've handled the RN8 (Which I own) and the A30s.

Processor wise, I'd give the RN8 the upper hand. The performance is smoother than that of A30s IMO.

Camera wise, I'd still give the A30s the upper hand although GCAM eliminates the contest and RN8 wins with GCAM. I don't see too much of a difference between the stock cameras of both phones though and then the skill of the photographer matters too. Point-and-shoot photography will shoot bad pictures with a good camera. There's a thread on camera here with people doing magic with supposedly "bad cameras."

In terms of battery performance, A30s is the clear winner. You get around/over 10-11hours SOT unlike RN8 8-9hours. Prolly updates will make battery optimization better.

IPS-LCD on the RN8 is not as power-efficient as the AMOLED on RN8.

I'd recommend the A30s!



Why all these lengthy talks. Did you think I didn't know all these you typed. I saved the OP the stress and myself by not typing too much.
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by BoluwajiPieters: 8:16am On May 21, 2020
Renida:




Why all these lengthy talks. Did you think I didn't know all these you typed. I saved the OP the stress and myself by not typing too much.

Oops! You know how anybody can misconstrue so the talking saves a lot of misunderstanding.

Ciao!

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by festwiz(m): 8:26am On May 21, 2020
There's no 6/128 variant for the RN8 but 4/128GB.

Get the Redmi Note 8 it's better overall. Only shortcoming is the lack of AMOLED display. Unless you're a creative or are used to high contrast content like HDR on Netflix and YouTube, you won't miss it by going for the RN8.
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by ikennamadu1(m): 9:51am On May 21, 2020
If you are ready to change that Samsung screen with 80k...then buy the samsung

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by treasuremi1(m): 12:05pm On May 21, 2020
The A30 Samsung beats RN8 considering the strengths of both devices. However, cost of replacement of Samsung should really be considered. I will go for Samsung though

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by horlahwaley(m): 1:02pm On May 21, 2020
I use RN8, while my friend used A30s. Based on real life experience, here is my verdict.

RN8

Better build quality
Faster processor.
Back camera way better.
Battery almost at par.
Dont know why people are degrading RN8 battery.
IR blaster, Better ui. Trust me one ui is overrated.
Front camera is not thatbad just a bit overexposed but with gcam you are good.

A30s

Better front camera
Amoled, colour is punchy and bright but still you will be seeing the pixels due to 720p compare to RN8. This is not good for reading and watching youtube 1080p videos.
Lighter than RN8
Slower processor sd 450. You can install gcam without hdr though.

I did speed test for the two..RN8 is way faster in performance.

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by horlahwaley(m): 1:03pm On May 21, 2020
horlahwaley:
I use RN8, while my friend used A30s. Based on real life experience, here is my verdict.

RN8

Better build quality
Faster processor.
Back camera way better.
Battery almost at par.
Dont know why people are degrading RN8 battery.
IR blaster, Better ui. Trust me one ui is overrated.
Front camera is not thatbad just a bit overexposed but with gcam you are good.

A30s

Better front camera
Amoled, colour is punchy and bright but still you will be seeing the pixels due to 720p compare to RN8. This is not good for reading and watching youtube 1080p videos.
Lighter than RN8
Slower processor sd 450. You can install gcam without hdr though.
Slower indisplay fingerprint sensor.

I did speed test for the two..RN8 is way faster in performance.

Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Criptofxt10: 1:32pm On May 21, 2020
Peezzy:
I'm getting a phone today whether the devil likes it or not.

I've checked out both devices yesterday during my window shopping.

Samsung A30s : 84k. With 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM. Cool camera, better than Redmi IMO. Lesser screen resolution compared to the note 8

Redmi note 8: 85k 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM. Camera spec higher than A30s but somehow the A30s has the better pictures and motion video.

The 128GB storage space is making me consider the Redmi note 8. None is an MTK device.


I need advice from the Tech experts, please.

my friend let me advice you.....
any Samsung phone other than NOTE and high end S-SERIES is as good as tecno and infinix phones... I've used several Samsung phones and all always ended in regrets... i mean phone of 80k+... please save yourself the stress and go for redmi because Samsung phone are very slow compared to their ram sizes.
thank you

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by ernxto(m): 1:38pm On May 21, 2020
Renida:



wink I use it so I know. Redmi 4000mah is weaker than infinix 4000mah for example
That's because of the poor SoC and screen resolution used on the infinix.

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by eteebanky: 2:39pm On May 21, 2020
treasuremi1:
The A30 Samsung beats RN8 considering the strengths of both devices. However, cost of replacement of Samsung should really be considered. I will go for Samsung though

lol, A30 with bad camera

Xiaomi redmi 7 stock camera is better than the Samsung A30 not to talk of redmi 7 camera spiced with gcam oo...

A30s overall performance should be on par with the redmi note 8......but for me, i will advice you to get the Xiaomi redmi note 8

miui 12 already on its way...... Cheers cool

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by witnezHD(m): 3:40pm On May 21, 2020
Peezzy:
I'm getting a phone today whether the devil likes it or not.

I've checked out both devices yesterday during my window shopping.

Samsung A30s : 84k. With 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM. Cool camera, better than Redmi IMO. Lesser screen resolution compared to the note 8

Redmi note 8: 85k 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM. Camera spec higher than A30s but somehow the A30s has the better pictures and motion video.

The 128GB storage space is making me consider the Redmi note 8. None is an MTK device.


I need advice from the Tech experts, please.
go for rdmi note 8 or umidigi s5pro ...sammy A_series is wacky

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Renida: 8:11pm On May 21, 2020
ernxto:

That's because of the poor SoC and screen resolution used on the infinix.


Taar. Redmi doesn't have infinix screen
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by ernxto(m): 8:18pm On May 21, 2020
Renida:



Taar. Redmi doesn't have infinix screen
Lol i never said that, jezz.

Battery tend to last well on a mediocre SoC and poor display. cheesy
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by paltielx: 8:50pm On May 21, 2020
I recommend samsung
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by OmoDavido(m): 10:17pm On May 21, 2020
If you can't get Samsung S series, just go for Redmi bro.

And if you finally go for Samsung, just budget 100k for your phone screen.

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Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by abiolag(m): 12:03am On May 22, 2020
Peezzy:
I'm getting a phone today whether the devil likes it or not.

I've checked out both devices yesterday during my window shopping.

Samsung A30s : 84k. With 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM. Cool camera, better than Redmi IMO. Lesser screen resolution compared to the note 8

Redmi note 8: 85k 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM. Camera spec higher than A30s but somehow the A30s has the better pictures and motion video.

The 128GB storage space is making me consider the Redmi note 8. None is an MTK device.


I need advice from the Tech experts, please.
Which one did u eventually got ma?
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by nitt: 1:55am On May 22, 2020
Check out the A71.

You'll be glad u did.

Snapdragon chip, lovely display, gud camera, gr8 battery life, and android 10 out the box.

People will think u r using an S20.

A bit pricier though, but phone prices will drop after the lockdown issues nationwide.

The Redmi note 8 is good but not as good looking and it is thick and heavy.. a turn off 4 many.

The A30 is not as wow! as the A71.

It depends mostly on wat u do most wt ur phone.

Don't rush, google all suggestions and decide once u feel fully convinced
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Jlow2: 7:09am On May 22, 2020
pls how do one know the processor on a fone when you don't have the box?
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by horlahwaley(m): 9:47am On May 22, 2020
Jlow2:
pls how do one know the processor on a fone when you don't have the box?
Download cpu-z from playstore.
Re: Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Or Samsung A30s, Which Should I Go For, Please? by Peezzy(f): 1:41pm On May 22, 2020
Thank you all for your advises. I've decided to go for the Redmi note 8. However, it's still not yet available in my state. They sold the only one here in my presence yesterday. I've been promised next week, hopefully, as they'll be transported down here from Lagos.

Cc: abiolag, nitt, witnezHD, eteebanky, horlahwaley ikennamadu1 Renida joudini OmoDavido festwiz BoluwajiPieters Ofemmanutosure treasuremi1 Criptofxt10 OmoDavido ernxto

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