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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Mi 8

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Mi 8

45 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
VS
54 out of 100
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
Xiaomi Mi 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.26-inch Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660) that was released on September 19, 2018, against the Xiaomi Mi 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 256GB
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 8
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (485K versus 246K)
  • Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (629 against 391 nits)
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (25:09 vs 22:29 hours)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 845
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus eMMC 5.1
  • 41% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 521 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and Mi 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mi 8 Lite
vs
Mi 8

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.26 inches 6.21 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels 1080 x 2248 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 18.7:9
PPI 403 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 470 nits 600 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 82.5% 83.8%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 140.4%
PWM 2358 Hz 238 Hz
Response time 46.2 ms 9 ms
Contrast 1276:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mi 8 Lite
391 nits
Mi 8 +61%
629 nits

Design and build

Height 156.4 mm (6.16 inches) 154.9 mm (6.1 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Blue White, Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Mi 8 Lite
82.5%
Mi 8 +2%
83.8%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite and Xiaomi Mi 8 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75)
L3 cache - 2 MB
Lithography process 14 nanometers 10 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 512 Adreno 630
GPU shading units 128 512
GPU clock 850 MHz 710 MHz
FLOPS ~217.6 GFLOPS ~727 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mi 8 Lite
521
Mi 8 +41%
736
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mi 8 Lite
1568
Mi 8 +21%
1900
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Mi 8 Lite
246394
Mi 8 +97%
485162
CPU 82453 147066
GPU 35759 123704
Memory 60418 95197
UX 67284 117575
Total score 246394 485162
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Mi 8 Lite
372
Mi 8 +284%
1427
Max surface temperature 36.5 °C 45 °C
Stability 96% 83%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 372 1427
PCMark 3.0
Mi 8 Lite
6300
Mi 8 +34%
8442
Web score 5224 6280
Video editing 5237 5965
Photo editing 10164 17547
Data manipulation 5481 6500
Writing score 6551 9982

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4, 6 GB 6, 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 128 GB 64, 128, 256 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM MIUI 12 MIUI 12
OS size 16 GB 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 3350 mAh 3400 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 30 min) Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr 1:35 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:55 hr 08:37 hr
Watching video 08:20 hr 11:37 hr
Gaming 03:07 hr 03:44 hr
Standby 94 hr 82 hr
General battery life
Mi 8 Lite
22:29 hr
Mi 8 +12%
25:09 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Optical
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Lenses 2 (12 MP + 5 MP) 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 24 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 21 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 56 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Depth lens - 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS)
-
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 8 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 24 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5760 x 4312 5120 x 3840
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 18 mm
Pixel size 0.9 microns 0.9 microns
Sensor type BSI CMOS ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" 1/3.1"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * No Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support * No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 18 18
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mi 8 Lite +5%
85.3 dB
Mi 8
81.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced September 2018 May 2018
Release date September 2018 June 2018
SAR (head) 0.749 W/kg 0.701 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.585 W/kg 1.662 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Mi 8 is definitely a better buy.

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