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| Global Score | |
| 68 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Xiaomi |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 10 |
| 2014-02-12 | 2019-10-16 |
| 5.39 x 2.79 x 0.39 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black and White | Cosmic Purple, Moonlight White, Nebula Purple, Neptune Blue and Space Black |
| -- | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 227.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2420mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 432 hours standby time 16.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.4 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 has a general score of 74.6, which is just a bit better than Lumia Icon's general score of 68. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 works with Android 10 operating system, and Lumia Icon counts with Windows Phone 8 operating system. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 design is extremely newer and somewhat thinner than the Lumia Icon's, although it is also somewhat heavier.
The Nokia Lumia Icon counts with a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Nokia Lumia Icon has a more vivid display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Lumia Icon, because it has a way bigger aperture for better images and video in low light situations, a larger camera sensor capturing better quality photographs and videos, a camera with lot more mega pixels and a way higher video definition.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia Lumia Icon, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 128 GB.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 features a way better battery duration than Nokia Lumia Icon, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2420mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is also a bit cheaper.
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