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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Glass and Stainless steel | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a general score of 84.2, which is better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE's 75.9 score. The Apple iPhone XS design has the same thickness than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, but it is just a little heavier. Apple iPhone XS has a quite superior performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPhone XS counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit brighter screen, a little greater screen pixels density and a bit higher resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels. IPhone XS and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE both have very similar memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, they have exactly the same internal storage capacity.
IPhone XS counts with a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have a back-facing camera with a 12 megapixels, the same back camera sensor size and the same (4K) video resolution, the iPhone XS also has a bigger aperture for better photography in low-light situations and higher 60 frames per second video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has a 17 percent larger battery capacity.
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