Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-05-27 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 409 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 | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 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 |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
IPhone XS is slightly better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having a overall score of 84.2 against 76.7. Despite of the fact that the iPhone XS is much older than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, it's construction is a little bit lighter and a bit thinner. The Apple iPhone XS features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixels density and a bit higher 1125 x 2436 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB. Apple iPhone XS counts with a better performing CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Apple iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 50 percent larger battery capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a much bigger sensor and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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