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| Global Score | |
| 80.3 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-11-02 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 649.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than Google Nexus 6P, getting a global score of 83.3 against 80.3. The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a much newer and just a bit lighter phone than Google Nexus 6P, but it is a bit thicker. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a display that is just as good as the Google Nexus 6P one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little less pixels per inch in the screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2248px, it also counts with a little bigger display.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with much more memory capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 6P, because it has 256 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little faster processor than Google Nexus 6P, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Xiaomi Mi 8 and Google Nexus 6P both feature quite similar cameras, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a camera with a lower resolution, a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a tinier camera sensor which provides a lower photo and video quality, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
Google Nexus 6P counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has a 1% bigger battery capacity.
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