OnePlus 5 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Comparison and Differences

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OnePlus 5

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

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OnePlus 5 or Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model OnePlus 5 Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
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Release date 2017, June 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.2 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm | 6.07 x 6.07 x 2.92 in 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.98 in
Weight 153 g | 5.4 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame & back Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Slate Gray Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only)
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology Optic AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 6.26" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 97.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.0% 82.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, PDAF
-20 MP, f/2.6, 36mm (standard), 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, 1.6x optical zoom, AF
-12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions HDR, panorama, dual-LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/120/480fps, Auto HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 24 MP, 1/2.8'', 0.9µm
Functions Auto-HDR Auto HDR
Video 1080p (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4 Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 512
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 210302 180028
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 344
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1098
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1411
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1967 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6710 5902

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid 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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
-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), 28(700), 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
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
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

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dirac HD sound
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Dash Charge)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8X)

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