Apple iPhone XR vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Comparison and Differences

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Apple iPhone XR

Apple iPhone XR

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

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Apple iPhone XR or Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Apple iPhone XR Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
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Release date 2018, September 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.98 in 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in
Weight 194 g | 6.84 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) Front/back glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral, White Black (transparent back)
Battery 2942 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 25 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 65 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.21" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 97.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.0% 83.8%
Screen resolution 828 x 1792 px 1080 x 2248 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - True-tone
-Wide color gamut
-120 Hz touch-sensing
- HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 720p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1
Chipset - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 630
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676475
Antutu 10 CPU 191136
Antutu 10 GPU 175470
Antutu 10 Mem 133543
Antutu 10 UX 191136
Antutu 8 Total 414479
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1235
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2248
GeekBench 6 Metal 8126
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1108
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2575
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4819
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 11408

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)
Versions
- For China

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