Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite) Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

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Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)

Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite or Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)
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Release date 2018, September 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm | 6.16 x 6.16 x 2.98 in 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only) Burgundy Red, Black Night
Battery 3350 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.26" in 5.8" in
Screen area 97.8 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.5% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 426 PPI
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5'', 1.12µm, depth sensor
-16 MP, f/1.7, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, 1/2.8'', 0.9µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions Auto HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10 Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 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 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5902

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid 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 - 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
-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), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Qi wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8X)

- For China Also known as Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S Lite

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