Xiaomi Mi 8 SE vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018	Sep 12, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$749

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches 147.28 x 73.09 x 7.5 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g	6.84 oz / 194.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, Red	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 80.88% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 79.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 616	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	3GB/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Type
3120 mAh, Li - Polymer	2942 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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