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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 56.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 8 is a little bit better than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, with a overall score of 83.3 against 80.8. Despite of the fact that the Xiaomi Mi 8 is older than the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, it's construction is a little bit lighter and thinner. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xiaomi Mi 8 has the previous 10 version and Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has Android 11 version.
Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bit better performance than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has more RAM memory. Xiaomi Mi 8 features a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, although it has a little smaller screen, a bit worse quantity of pixels per display inch and a bit worse 1080 x 2248 pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G shoots a bit better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way bigger back camera sensor.
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a really longer battery life than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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