OnePlus 5 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

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OnePlus 5
OnePlus 5 Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
Released · Jun 22, 2017
Released · Jun 08, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.9-inch · 2244x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3120 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 20, 2017 May 31, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/64GB - $539

Design

Dimensions
6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches
147.28 x 73.09 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.40 oz / 153.0 g 5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 80.88% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 616
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
8GB/128GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 3120 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
Measured SAR
Head: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

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