Xiaomi Mi A3 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A3

Xiaomi Mi A3

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Xiaomi Mi 8

Xiaomi Mi 8

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Xiaomi Mi A3 or Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A3 Xiaomi Mi 8
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Release date 2019, July 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153.5 x 71.9 x 8.5 mm | 6.04 x 6.04 x 2.83 in 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in
Weight 173.8 g | 6.13 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Kind of Gray, Not just Blue, More than White Black, Blue, White, Gold
Battery 4030 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" in 6.21" in
Screen area 88.7 cm2 97.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.3% 83.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1560 px 1080 x 2248 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 286 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, (ultrawide), f/2.2, 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-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
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 105
DxOMark Video 88
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.0, 0.8µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 177109 353884
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 329 491
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1075 1684
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 290 2045
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 466 1921
GeekBench 5 Single Core 312 447
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1357 1898
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1501 2280
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5662 8242
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13089
GeekBench 4 Battery 3965

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-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 (2CA) 450/50 Mbps 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)

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