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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x, 13.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-04-24 | 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 |
| Black, Red and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| 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 A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple-designed 4 core GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The iPhone SE (2020) is just a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with an 81.5 score against 76.7. IPhone SE (2020) counts with iOS 15.x OS, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 works with Android 11 OS. Even though iPhone SE (2020) is older than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's body is a lot lighter and somewhat thinner.
IPhone SE (2020) has a better performing processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The iPhone SE (2020) counts with a little sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a lot lower resolution of 750 x 1334, a lot smaller screen and a just a bit less pixels per inch of display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone SE (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 128 GB. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone SE (2020), because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone SE (2020), because although it has slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a F1.8 aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 48 MP resolution and a much bigger sensor which offers a much higher photo and video quality.
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