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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-27 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.88 x 2.82 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS is much better than the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, having an 84.2 score against 74.3. Even when the iPhone XS and the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite were released only 2 months apart, the iPhone XS is somewhat thinner and just a little bit lighter. IPhone XS counts with a superior processor than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Apple iPhone XS counts with a bit better looking display than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Apple iPhone XS also has a just a little greater screen density, a little brighter display and a little higher 1125 x 2436 resolution. Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The iPhone XS takes better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite, and although they both have a back camera with a 12 MP, the iPhone XS also has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
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