Xiaomi Mi 8 vs OnePlus 5T Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 8 or OnePlus 5T Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 8 | OnePlus 5T | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2018, May | 2017, November | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in | 156.1 x 75 x 7.3 mm | 6.15 x 6.15 x 2.95 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 162 g | 5.71 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Front glass, aluminum frame, back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Gold | Midnight Black, Lava Red, Sandstone White (128/8GB only) | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 380 EUR | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Optic AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.21" in | 6.01" in | |
| Screen area | 97.1 cm2 | 93.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.8% | 80.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2248 px | 1080 x 2160 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- DCI-P3 | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom |
-16 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, PDAF -20 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, AF, PDAF |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/120fps, Auto HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 105 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 88 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 16 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm | |
| Functions | Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p (gyro-EIS) |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 540 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 353884 | 263919 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 491 | 412 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1684 | 1444 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2045 | 1369 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1921 | 562 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 447 | 383 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1898 | 1655 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2280 | 1941 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8242 | 6612 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 13089 | 7859 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3965 | 3936 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | 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 / 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) |
-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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dirac HD sound |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) |
- Fast battery charging 5V 4A 20W (Dash Charge) |
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