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| Global Score | |
| 85 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 is much better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, getting an 85 score against 76.7. Although the Apple iPhone 8 is extremely older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's construction is lighter and somewhat thinner. IPhone 8 features a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a much smaller screen, a quite worse pixels count in each inch of screen and a way lower 750 x 1334 pixels resolution.
Apple iPhone 8 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. IPhone 8 features a better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 captures just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has worse video frame rate, and they both have a same size aperture and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a way larger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and photos and a back facing camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much longer battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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