Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018	Apr 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 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	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR)	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

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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