Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Xiaomi Redmi 8A or Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 8A Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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Release date 2019, September 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.97 in 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
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Colors Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 100 EUR 175 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.3" in
Screen area 95.9 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.3% 81.7%
Screen resolution 720 x 1520 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 271 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 6x1.45 GHz Cortex A53) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 610
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941
Antutu 10 CPU 84510
Antutu 10 GPU 34789
Antutu 10 Mem 51208
Antutu 10 UX 84510
Antutu 9 Total 118349
Antutu 8 Total 87337 173592
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1062
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 477
GeekBench 5 Single Core 128 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 598 1328
GeekBench 4 Single Core 864 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3669 5543

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi 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
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM Radio, built-in antenna FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

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