Xiaomi Mi 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2017	May 31, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$421

Design

Dimensions
5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches 145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm	5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches 147.28 x 73.09 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, Gold, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 80.88% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 616
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android

Battery

Type
3350 mAh, Li - Polymer	3120 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 52 mm 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 (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 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	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, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Ceramic edition

Weight	6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$436

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$363