Realme X2 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Comparison and Differences

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Realme X2

Realme X2

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Xiaomi Mi 8

Xiaomi Mi 8

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Realme X2 or Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Realme X2 Xiaomi Mi 8
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Release date 2019, September 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.2 x 8.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.96 in 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in
Weight 182 g | 6.42 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Pearl White, Pearl Blue Black, Blue, White, Gold
Battery 4000 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 6.4" in 6.21" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 97.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 83.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2248 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 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 64 MP, Quad 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.7'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.3, 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
-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, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS 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 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10.0; ColorOS 6 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 353884
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 708 491
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1717 1684
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1128 2045
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 976 1921
GeekBench 5 Single Core 531 447
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1612 1898
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2280
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 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 / 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 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 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), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A 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, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 30W: 67% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge 3.0)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)

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