Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-06-05 | 2021-05-27 |
| 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G52 MC2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 56.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11 |
| 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 HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, having an 83.3 score against 76.7. The Xiaomi Mi 8 construction is a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has older 10 version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11 version.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch in the display, a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2248px. The Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a very superior storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features superior battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3400mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality photos and videos and a way more mega-pixels camera.
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