Xiaomi Mi Max vs Honor Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Max
Xiaomi Mi Max Honor Note 8
Released · May 17, 2016
Released · Aug 09, 2016
6.4-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4850 mAh
4500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2016 Aug 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$420

Design

Dimensions
6.81 x 3.48 x 0.30 inches
173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm
Weight
7.16 oz / 203.0 g 7.73 oz / 219.0 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, White Gold, Gray

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 74.78% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 342 PPI 2560x1440px, 445 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 652 8956 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4850 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Alternative variants

System chip Snapdragon 650
Processor Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 510
Memory 3GB/32GB
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $345
Memory 3GB/64GB
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $375
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