Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Xiaomi |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-06-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 is better than Microsoft Lumia 950, getting an 83.3 score against 74.1. The Xiaomi Mi 8 construction is way newer and just a little bit thinner than Microsoft Lumia 950's, but it is heavier. Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with Android 10 OS, and Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a superior performance than Microsoft Lumia 950, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Lumia 950 has a better display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better pixel quantity in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Lumia 950 counts with just a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for shooting photos and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Lumia 950 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with much more MP.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Lumia 950, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with just a little better battery duration than Lumia 950, because it has a 3400mAh battery size.
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