Xiaomi Mi A2 vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 24, 2018	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	2GB/64GB - $849

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, Red	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.32% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 260	Hexa-core Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 512	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 8.1 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
3010 mAh, Li - Polymer	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
20 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8	4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB of storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

with 64 GB of storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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