Xiaomi Mi 8 SE vs Xiaomi Mi 5s Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Xiaomi Mi 5s
Released · Jun 08, 2018
Released · Sep 29, 2016
5.9-inch · 2244x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3120 mAh
3200 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018 Sep 27, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$345

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches
147.28 x 73.09 x 7.5 mm
5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches
145.6 x 70.3 x 8.25 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g 5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, Red Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 80.88% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.40% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm) Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
Quad-core
2340 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 616 Adreno 530
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
3GB/64GB
OS
Android Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3120 mAh, Li - Polymer 3200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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 (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
4 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
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,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/64GB
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