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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 11 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-27 | -- |
| 6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Neptune Blue and Space Black, | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A75, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 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 | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3350mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a global score of 77.7, which is a bit better than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021's global score of 76.7. Both devices in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 has Android 11, so it provides some extra features and some performance improvements. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a just a little thinner and lighter device than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a display that's very similar to the screen in Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a quite lower pixels number per inch of screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels, they both have a same size display. Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite counts with a little better performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite also has more RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite features a little bit better storage to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 features better battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3350mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 takes much better videos and photos than Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 also has a bigger aperture to take better low light photography, a much higher resolution back camera and a lot larger sensor which gives a way better image and video quality.
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