Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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7.5
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2
6.4
Google Pixel 8a
Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Google Pixel 8a
Released · Oct 10, 2017
Released · May 14, 2024
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
4492 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 11, 2017 May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$614 $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.97 x 0.30 inches
151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7 mm
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches
152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g) 6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.81% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 403 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Nona-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3
4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715
4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540 Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
6GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Ion 4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 51min
Browsing
13h 53min
Video
8h 34min
Gaming
7h 16min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
134
Overall
142
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $506
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $552
Ceramic unibody
Memory 8GB/128GB
Dimensions 5.93 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches
150.5 x 74.6 x 7.7 mm
Weight 6.60 oz (187.0 g)
Colors Black, White
Prices (MSRP) $720
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