Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-05 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.36 | 3.68 |
| 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
The Apple iPhone 8 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 8, getting an 85 score against 83.3. The Apple iPhone 8 is a somewhat lighter and just a little thinner phone than the Xiaomi Mi 8, even when they were only released with a couple of months difference. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a little bit better display than iPhone 8, because although it has a little opaque display, it also counts with a lot bigger screen, a much higher 1080 x 2248 resolution and a bit higher number of pixels in each screen inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 and the Apple iPhone 8 both feature really similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 256 GB internal storage. IPhone 8 features a little faster processor than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPhone 8 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier camera sensor taking lower quality photos and videos, and they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video definition and the same resolution back camera, the iPhone 8 also counts with faster 60 fps video frame rate.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 features a much better battery duration than iPhone 8, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity instead of 1821mAh.
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