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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a global score of 75.9, which is slightly better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's general score of 73.7. Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android operating system, while Xperia XA1 Plus works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE design is thinner and somewhat lighter than Xperia XA1 Plus, although they were released only a couple months apart.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a bit sharper screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a quite better 1080 x 2244 resolution, a quite larger screen and a just a little better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE and Xperia XA1 Plus have quite similar processors, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE counts with a camera that is just as good as the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus one, because although the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has a smaller back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality photographs and a camera in the back with much less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot better video definition and a bigger aperture.
The Xperia XA1 Plus counts with more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 10% greater battery capacity.
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