Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | -- |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 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
The iPhone XS is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, getting a score of 84.2 against 77.7. IPhone XS is a just a bit heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, but both of them are equally thin. The iPhone XS has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436px and a bit higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 128 GB internal storage. The iPhone XS features a faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has greater battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 3350mAh battery capacity instead of 2659mAh. IPhone XS has a little bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the same (4K) video definition and a same resolution back-facing camera, the iPhone XS also has a larger aperture and better 60 fps video frame rates.
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