Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Honor Magic8 Lite Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 9
Xiaomi Mi 9 Honor Magic8 Lite
Released · Mar 06, 2019
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.8-inch · 2640x1200px
Triple camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
3300 mAh
7500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019 Dec 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - €455

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
157.5 x 74.67 x 7.61 mm
6.37 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches
161.9 x 76.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g 6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Colors
Black, Purple, Blue Midnight Black, Forest Green, Reddish Brown

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI 2640x1200px, 427 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1777 (Good)
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
1x2.3GHz Cortex-A720s
3x2.​2GHz Cortex-A720s
4x1.​8GHz Cortex-A520s
GPU
Adreno 640 Adreno 810
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
12GB/256GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1102
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3134
3D Mark High
Untested 986
3D Mark Low
Untested 982

Battery

Type
3300 mAh 7500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
11h 25min
Browsing
23h 41min
Video
19h 23min
Gaming
12h 49min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
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
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.67"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
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
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
20 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)
16 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
117
Overall
123
Photo
110
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Explorer Edition
Memory 12GB/256GB
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