Xiaomi Poco X2 vs Apple iPhone 8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Poco X2

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Xiaomi Poco X2 or Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Poco X2 Apple iPhone 8
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Release date 2020, February 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.3 x 76.6 x 8.8 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.65 in
Weight 208 g | 7.34 oz 148 g | 5.22 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Atlantis Blue, Matrix Purple, Phoenix Red Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Red
Battery 4500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1821 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 4.7" in
Screen area 107.4 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.8% 65.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 750 x 1334 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - HDR10
-120Hz refresh rate
-500 nits typ. brightness
- Wide color gamut
-3D Touch display & home button
-True-tone
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Quad 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0'', 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5.0'', 1.75µm, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
DxOMark Main Score 92
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 90
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Dual 7 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5'', 1.75µm, depth sensor
7 MP, f/2.2
Functions HDR Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10.0; MIUI 11 iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730G (8 nm) - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral)
GPU Adreno 618 Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 485821
Antutu 10 CPU 145501
Antutu 10 GPU 94979
Antutu 10 Mem 93682
Antutu 10 UX 145501
Antutu 8 Total 279215 267441
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 621 1020
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1583 1595
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1109
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 998
GeekBench 6 Metal 4596
GeekBench 5 Single Core 495 909
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1588 1838
GeekBench 4 Single Core 4266
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 10535

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-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), 13(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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (body)     SAR - 1.32 W/kg (head)     1.36 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 27W (100% in 68 min)
- Splash resistant

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi POCO X2 Special Edition

- Versions: A1863 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1905 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1906 (Japan)

Reviews and Opinions on Xiaomi Poco X2 and Apple iPhone 8

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Shadin
2022-01-04 17:11:56
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Iphone is better than poco