Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-22 | 2019-06-17 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.66 |
| 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 9T, getting an 87.1 score against 82.2. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is an older and a little bit heavier phone than the Xiaomi Mi 9T, but Apple was able to make it thinner anyway. Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has 3 GB less RAM and lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPhone 8 Plus features a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a little smaller display, a just a little lower amount of pixels per inch in the display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with more display brightness. IPhone 8 Plus features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T shoots better photographs and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same camera aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Mi 9T also counts with a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing much better quality pictures and a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T has a superior battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
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