Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 20, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm	6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
Weight
5.96 oz (169.0 g)	6.10 oz (173.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Colors
Black, Blue	Black, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 640
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3350 mAh	3300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qi wireless charging

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	48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 50 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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, 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
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Explorer Edition

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs	Xiaomi Mi 9 Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Xiaomi Mi 9 Review