Xiaomi Mi 8 SE vs Xiaomi Mi A1 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Xiaomi Mi A1
Released · Jun 08, 2018
Released · Sep 12, 2017
5.9-inch · 2244x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3120 mAh
3080 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 31, 2018 Sep 05, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches
147.28 x 73.09 x 7.5 mm
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.78 oz / 164.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 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 Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 80.88% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits IPS LCD, 450 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 360
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 616 Adreno 506
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3120 mAh, Li - Polymer 3080 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual 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: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 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 (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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, Hall (for flip covers), 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 Infrared, VoIP, 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 Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

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