Xiaomi Mi Max vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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6.5	6.4
Xiaomi Mi Max	Google Pixel 8a
Released · May 17, 2016	Released · May 14, 2024
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Single camera	Dual camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
4850 mAh	4492 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.16 oz (203.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
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, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 342 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
74.78 %	81.28 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8956	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 510	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Xiaomi MI UI	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
4850 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
5 MP	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AMR, OGG), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2016	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants


System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
Processor	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 510
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB


RAM	3GB
Internal storage	64GB

Links

Full specifications
Xiaomi Mi Max Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
PhoneArena Review
Xiaomi Mi Max Review	Google Pixel 8a Review
User Reviews
Xiaomi Mi Max User Reviews