Apple iPhone 8 vs Xiaomi Mi A3 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone 8
Apple iPhone 8 Xiaomi Mi A3
Released · Sep 22, 2017
Released · Jul 24, 2019
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
6.1-inch · 1560x720px
Single camera
Triple camera
2GB · 256GB
4GB · 128GB
1821 mAh
4030 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017 Jul 17, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
6.04 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches
153.48 x 71.85 x 8.475 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g 6.13 oz / 173.8 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits Super AMOLED
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI 1560x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 282 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
2390 MHz
Monsoon and Mistral
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU Adreno 610
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
2GB/64GB
2GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion 4030 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40
3G Bands
4, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017
FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 1.09 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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