Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Mi 6 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi 6
Xiaomi Mi A1 Xiaomi Mi 6
Released · Sep 12, 2017
Released · Apr 28, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3080 mAh
3350 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017 Apr 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$421

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches
155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm
5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches
145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash
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, Pink Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3080 mAh, Li - Ion 3350 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 26 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 52 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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 1, 3, 5, 7, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Ceramic edition
Weight 6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP) $436
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $363
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