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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 7 Plus is just a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8, with a general score of 83.8 against 83.3. Even though iPhone 7 Plus is older and just a little heavier than the Xiaomi Mi 8, it's design is still just a bit thinner. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a display that's very similar to Apple iPhone 7 Plus's screen, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has less brightness, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display, a little bit bigger display and a little bit higher 1080 x 2248 resolution. The Xiaomi Mi 8 shoots a bit better videos and photos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video definition, the same video frame rate and a back camera with a 12 megapixels resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
The iPhone 7 Plus and the Xiaomi Mi 8 both count with extremely similar storage capacity to install games and applications, they have equal 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better battery life than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 17% greater battery capacity.
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