Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Xiaomi 13T Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Mi 8
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Xiaomi 13T
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Xiaomi Mi 8 or Xiaomi 13T Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Mi 8 | Xiaomi 13T | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, May | 2023, September 26 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in | 162.2 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 193 g | 6.81 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back or silicone polymer back, plastic frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, White, Gold | Alpine Blue, Meadow Green, Black | |
| Battery | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 380 EUR | $ 500 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 68B | |
| Screen size | 6.21" in | 6.67" in | |
| Screen area | 97.1 cm2 | 107.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.8% | 87.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2248 px | 1220 x 2712 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 446 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
- 144Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1200 nits (HBM), 2600 nits (peak) - |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS -50 MP, f/1.9, 50mm (telephoto), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Leica lens, LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | 4K@30fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | 123 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 105 | 121 | |
| DxOMark Video | 88 | 132 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, HDR10+ |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 | Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, HyperOS | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Mediatek Dimensity 8200 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Mali-G610 MC6 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM | 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 905365 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 261813 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 229741 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 192017 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 261813 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 353884 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 491 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1684 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2045 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1921 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 447 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 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) | Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| 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), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 -5G - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (market/region dependent) | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.3, A2DP, LE5.4, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) |
- 67W Fast charging, 100% in 42 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Quick Charge 4 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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