Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Comparison and Differences
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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC
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Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC or Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC | Xiaomi Mi 8 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, September 07 | 2018, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 165.3 x 76.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 3.02 in | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 215 g | 7.58 oz | 175 g | 6.17 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame, plastic back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Cobalt Blue, Shadow Gray | Black, Blue, White, Gold | |
| Battery | 5160 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | $ 230 | 380 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.67" in | 6.21" in | |
| Screen area | 107.4 cm2 | 97.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.6% | 83.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2248 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 395 PPI | 402 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -120Hz refresh rate -450 nits typ. brightness |
- HDR10 -DCI-P3 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
-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 |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 103 | 99 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 107 | 105 | |
| DxOMark Video | 98 | 88 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 20 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10, MIUI 12 | Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10.1 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM7150-AC Snapdragon 732G (8 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 618 | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 397708 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 132601 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 77790 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 74601 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 132601 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 348314 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 286044 | 353884 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 721 | 491 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1732 | 1684 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1221 | 2045 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 590 | 1921 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 558 | 447 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1712 | 1898 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2280 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8242 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 13089 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3965 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / 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 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) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, recording | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 33W, 62% in 30 min, 100% in 65 min - IP53 splash-proof |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) |
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