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Xiaomi Mi Note 3 vs realme 8 Specs Comparison

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Xiaomi Mi Note 3
realme 8
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 realme 8
Released · Sep 12, 2017
Released · Mar 25, 2021
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
3500 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 11, 2017 Mar 24, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$444 €199

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.91 x 0.30 inches
152.6 x 73.95 x 7.6 mm 		6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Cyber Silver, Cyber Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.91% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 550 nits Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio G95 MT6785V (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260 		Octa-core
2050 MHz
Cortex-A76
GPU
Adreno 512 Mali G76
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Pixel size: 1.25 μm 		64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 52 mm 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
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 Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $383
With 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB
With 8 GB RAM
Memory 8GB
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