Xiaomi Mi 8 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 8

Xiaomi Mi 8

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Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

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Xiaomi Mi 8 or Xiaomi Mi 8 SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 8 Xiaomi Mi 8 SE
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Release date 2018, May 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm | 5.8 x 5.8 x 2.88 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 164 g | 5.78 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Gray, Blue, Red, Gold
Battery 3400 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3120 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 6.21" in 5.88" in
Screen area 97.1 cm2 87.6 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.8% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2248 px 1080 x 2244 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 423 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-DCI-P3
- HDR10
-DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
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
-12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 105
DxOMark Video 88
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 616
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 353884 218159
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 491 406
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1684 1288
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2045 833
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1921 751
GeekBench 5 Single Core 447 379
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1898 1399
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2280 1823
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8242 5718
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13089 6683
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 / 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB 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 No No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

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