Xiaomi Mi 8 SE vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2018, May 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Gray, Blue, Red, Gold Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3120 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.88" in 5.5" in
Screen area 87.6 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 18.7:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.3% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2244 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5 Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 616 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 218159 94339
GeekBench 6 Single Core 406
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1288
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 833
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 751
GeekBench 5 Single Core 379 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1399 999
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1823
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6683

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / 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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

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

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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