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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-04-24 | -- |
| 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 3.68 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| 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
The iPhone SE (2020) is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, getting a general score of 81.5 against 77.7. IPhone SE (2020) counts with iOS 15.x OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite comes with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. IPhone SE (2020)'s body is somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite.
IPhone SE (2020) features a slightly better screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, although it has a way lower resolution of 750 x 1334px, a little worse display pixel density and a really smaller display. The Apple iPhone SE (2020) features a more powerful processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPhone SE (2020) has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor providing a worse image quality, and they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the iPhone SE (2020) also counts with a bigger camera aperture and better video frame rates.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because it has more internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a superior battery life than iPhone SE (2020), because it has 3350mAh of battery capacity.
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