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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-05-29 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | AMOLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| 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 HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xiaomi Mi 8 has an overall score of 83.3, which is a bit better than the Xperia 1's 82.6 overall score. Despite of the fact that the Xiaomi Mi 8 is older than the Xperia 1, it's construction is a little thinner and just a little lighter. The Xiaomi Mi 8's processor is just as good as the CPU in Xperia 1, they have a 6 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
Xperia 1 features a sharper display than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has way less brightness, it also counts with a way greater pixels amount per display inch, a quite bigger screen and a much better resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels. The Sony Xperia 1 has a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has just a little better battery lifetime than Xperia 1, because it has a 3400mAh battery size against 3330mAh. The Xiaomi Mi 8 features just a bit better camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a same resolution camera, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also counts with a larger sensor providing a higher image quality and faster video frame rates.
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