Xiaomi Mi 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019

Design

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

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 85.23% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.59% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 600 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 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 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 512
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB 12GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

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

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	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 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 (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.0 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), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps) EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	24 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 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, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
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 9 Specs	Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs
PhoneArena Review
Xiaomi Mi 9 Review