Xiaomi Mi 8 vs OnePlus Nord Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018	Jul 21, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€399

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm	6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches 158.3 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Blue marble, Gray onyx

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 86.20% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4.5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 620
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4115 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

11h 10min

Video

8h 49min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR)	32 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 18, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF014
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.08 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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