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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android |
| 2021-05-20 | 2018-06-08 |
| 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Cool Blue, POCO Yellow and Power Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G is slightly better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting an 80.8 score against 75.9. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G design is notably newer, but thicker and heavier than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with Android 11 OS, while Xiaomi Mi 8 SE works with Android OS.
Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features just a bit better screen than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels quantity in each screen inch. The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE features a bit better processing power than Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G and the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE have really similar storage capacity to store more games and applications, they have equal internal storage. The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G counts with a better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G also has a lot higher resolution back camera, a larger camera aperture to take better photography in low-light environments and a lot larger back camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs.
The Xiaomi POCO M3 Pro 5G has a much longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3120mAh.
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