Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

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

Design

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

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.9-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.87 % 80.88 %
Peak brightness
450 cd/m2 (nit) 600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Capacity
3080 mAh 3120 mAh
Type
Li - Ion 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 (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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(2100), 3(1800), 5(850) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017 May 31, 2018
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