Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-27 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The iPhone XR is just a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, with a general score of 82 against 76.7. The iPhone XR body has the same thickness than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, but it is a little heavier. Apple iPhone XR has a bit better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, although it has a much lower 828 x 1792 resolution, a quite lower pixel density and a quite smaller display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XR, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB. The iPhone XR counts with a faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features greater battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has a 36% larger battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same diafragm aperture, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also counts with a lot bigger sensor shooting way higher quality videos and pictures and a camera with a much better 48 mega pixels resolution.
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