Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Xiaomi Redmi 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 05, 2017	Oct 09, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.98 x 0.29 inches 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm	6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 inches 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink	Onyx Black, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 81.81% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1520x720px, 19:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 439 SDM439 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1950 MHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3080 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 50 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB internal storage.

Memory	4GB/64GB

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