Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) vs Nokia 8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X)

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Nokia 8

Nokia 8

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Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) or Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi A2 (Mi 6X) Nokia 8
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Release date 2018, July 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.97 in 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.9 in
Weight 166 g | 5.86 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body (6000 series)
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Colors Black, Gold, Blue, Red, Rose Gold Tempered Blue, Polished Blue, Steel, Polished Copper
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3090 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology LTPS IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5.3" in
Screen area 92.6 cm2 77.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.4% 69.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 554 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.9'', 1.25µm
-20 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF & laser AF, OIS
-13 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 68
DxOMark Photo 72
DxOMark Video 62
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, 1/2.8'', 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260) - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 161030 207256
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 351 401
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1001 1330
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1363
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 275
GeekBench 5 Single Core 332 379
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1290 1582
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1908
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6432
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7838

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / 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), 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 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Nokia OZO audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) India only

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
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- IP54 splash proof
Versions
- Versions: Mi A2 (Global); Mi 6X (China)

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