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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | |
| Android 11 | Android |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Mi 8 SE is slightly better than the realme 8 5G, having a 75.9 score against 72. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android operating system, and realme 8 5G comes with Android 11 operating system. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is an older phone than the realme 8 5G, but Xiaomi was able to make it just a little thinner and lighter anyway.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a bit faster processing unit than realme 8 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has more RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a little sharper display than realme 8 5G, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2244px, and they both have the same screen brightness, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also counts with a little higher display pixels density.
Realme 8 5G has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB. The realme 8 5G features a superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 60% greater battery capacity.
Realme 8 5G takes slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the realme 8 5G also has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures.
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