Xiaomi Poco M3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Poco M3

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Xiaomi Poco M3 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Poco M3 Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
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Release date 2020, November 24 2019, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.3 x 77.3 x 9.6 mm | 6.39 x 6.39 x 3.04 in 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in
Weight 198 g | 6.98 oz 190 g | 6.7 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
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Colors Cool Blue, Poco Yellow, Power Black Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black
Battery 6000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 175 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.53" in 6.3" in
Screen area 104.7 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.4% 81.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 400 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 48 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
-48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.1, (wide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Functions Panorama HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 610
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941
Antutu 10 CPU 84510
Antutu 10 GPU 34789
Antutu 10 Mem 51208
Antutu 10 UX 84510
Antutu 8 Total 185320 173592
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 330 323
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1032 1062
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 290 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 481 477
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1285 1328
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A
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
NFC No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 18W
-Reverse charging

- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

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