Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6)

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) or Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6) Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
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Release date 2018, July 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.2 x 71 x 8 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.8 in 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, Blue, White Gray, Blue, Red, Gold
Battery 3060 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3120 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 5.88" in
Screen area 85.1 cm2 87.6 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.5% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2244 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 616
External memory microSD, up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (6.1 Plus)
64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM (X6)
128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 218159
GeekBench 6 Single Core 289 406
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1012 1288
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 833
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 194 751
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273 379
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1188 1399
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1319 1823
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4258 6683

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.94 W/kg (head)     1.82 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: Nokia 6.1 Plus (Global); Nokia X6 (China)

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