Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-11-03 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone X is slightly better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, with an 88.1 score against 83.3. The Apple iPhone X construction has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8, but it's just a little bit lighter. IPhone X has a little more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit brighter screen, a bit higher 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution and a little bit greater pixels amount per screen inch.
Apple iPhone X counts with a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has 3 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Xiaomi Mi 8 has as much storage capacity for games and applications as the iPhone X one, they have the same 256 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPhone X features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor providing a lower image quality, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same size aperture and the same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPhone X also counts with better 60 fps video frame rates.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with longer battery life than iPhone X, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity.
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