Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite or Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
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Release date 2018, July 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.3 x 71.7 x 8.8 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.82 in 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in
Weight 178 g | 6.28 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
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Colors Black, Blue, Gold (Global); Rose Gold, Red (China only) Gray, Blue, Red, Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 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 5.84" 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 79.5% 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 5
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/2.2, 1.25 µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12 µm, 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 LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10; Android One Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 616
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94936 218159
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 406
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1288
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 833
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 751
GeekBench 5 Single Core 379
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1399
GeekBench 4 Single Core 870 1823
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4115 5718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6683

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 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
-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), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
-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-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, 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 microUSB 2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (after SW update to A 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 , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Versions: Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Global); Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro (China, India)

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