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Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Xiaomi 12 Pro Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 8
8.2
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 8 Xiaomi 12 Pro
Released · Jun 05, 2018
Released · Dec 31, 2021
6.2-inch · 2248x1080px
6.7-inch · 3200x1440px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
4600 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018 Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm 		6.44 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
163.6 x 74.6 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 7.20 oz / 204.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.66% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.52% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
2248x1080px, 402 PPI 3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 521 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
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 2 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB 		8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (12)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 4600 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 120.0W
Wireless: 50.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
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Video
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Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
Untested
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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 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 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 		50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) 32 MP
Video capture: 1080p

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 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79, 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, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
With 12GB Ram and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
Memory 8GB/128GB
Type 3000 mAh
Weight 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Biometrics Optical in-screen fingerprint
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