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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-01-18 | 2018-06-05 |
| 6.37 x 3.04 x 0.36 inches | 6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Daybreak purple and Nightfall black | Black, Blue, Gold and White |
| Plastic | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2248 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 396 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a general score of 83.3, which is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T's 83 overall score. Both of these phones include the same Android 10 OS, so both should count with very similar operating system features. Xiaomi Mi 8's body is lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 has a bit sharper screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2248 pixels and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. Xiaomi Mi 8 counts with a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a larger amount of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a much better camera than Xiaomi Mi 8, and although they both have the same video frame rates, a same size aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T also has a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T counts with a very superior battery duration than Xiaomi Mi 8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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