Xiaomi Mi 5s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 5s Xiaomi Mi 8
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Jun 05, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 2248x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 256GB
3200 mAh
3400 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 27, 2016 May 31, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$345

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches
145.6 x 70.3 x 8.25 mm
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g 6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.40% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI 2248x1080px, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2340 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
3GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion 3400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 56 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
4 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
20 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
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 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/64GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Memory 8GB/128GB
Type 3000 mAh
Weight 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Biometrics Optical in-screen fingerprint
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