Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 10.34 |
| 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 78.6. Although Xiaomi Mi 8 and Sony Xperia XA2 Plus were only released 3 months apart, Xiaomi Mi 8 is somewhat lighter and thinner. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Mi 8 has the older 10 version and Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have a better pixels number in each inch in the display, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a slightly higher 1080 x 2248 resolution, a quite bigger screen and a little bit brighter screen. The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit better processing power than Xperia XA2 Plus. Both have 6 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution and a bigger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a quite bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
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