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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
6.1
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
3350 mAh
5000 mAh
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
Released · Mar 27, 2025
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm 		6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1715 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested 1.6 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260 		Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz
GPU
Adreno 512 Xclipse 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3894
3D Mark High
Untested 1322
3D Mark Low
Untested 1313
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Battery

Type
3350 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 3min
Browsing
17h 46min
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
10h 11min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)
EIS 		4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
24 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p 		12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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