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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | -- |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, with a general score of 82 against 77.7. Despite being the best device in this review, iPhone XR is a a bit thicker and heavier device than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. IPhone XR counts with a better performing processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone XR has a bit more vivid display than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a way worse 828 x 1792 resolution and a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of display. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XR, because it has more internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a bit longer battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 14% larger battery capacity. The iPhone XR counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the same back-facing camera sensor size and a 12 MP resolution camera, the iPhone XR also has a larger aperture for better captures in low-light environments and higher video frame rates.
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