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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-27 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's overall score of 76.7. Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a way older and just a little bit heavier cellphone than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but Apple made it just a little thinner anyway. IPhone 8 Plus counts with a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a little worse screen density, a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution.
IPhone 8 Plus has a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has 1 GB less RAM and 2 less processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has lower 30 frames per second video frame rate, and they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a way more mega pixels back facing camera and a lot larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality photographs.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has a superior battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 49% larger battery size.
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