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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Xiaomi |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11 |
| 2019-05-21 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Mirror gray | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) and Metal | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 319.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than OnePlus 7's 71.6 score. Both of these devices include the same Android 11 OS. Even though the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 is notably newer than OnePlus 7, it's just a little bit thicker and just a little heavier. OnePlus 7 counts with a little bit better screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has a bit worse screen density, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, the OnePlus 7 also counts with a little bigger display.
OnePlus 7 features a little bit more memory capacity to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. OnePlus 7 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 7 also has a greater amount of RAM.
OnePlus 7 captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have a same size camera sensor and a 48 mega-pixels resolution back camera, the OnePlus 7 also has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a way better video resolution.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features just a bit better battery lifetime than OnePlus 7, because it has an 8% more battery capacity.
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