Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs Mi 8
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi Mi 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and came out 17 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 3400 mAh
- Shows 22% longer battery life (30:35 vs 25:09 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Has a 0.32 inch larger screen size
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
- The phone is 1-year and 5-months newer
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mi 8
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (485K versus 354K)
- Optical image stabilization
- AMOLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 845
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 736 and 603 points
- Weighs 25 grams less
Review
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.21 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2248 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 18.7:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 140.4% |
| PWM | - | 238 Hz |
| Response time | - | 9 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 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 | 12 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP4 | Adreno 630 |
| GPU shading units | 144 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 710 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~230.4 GFLOPS | ~727 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 122716 | 147066 |
| GPU | 70956 | 123704 |
| Memory | 75916 | 95197 |
| UX | 83090 | 117575 |
| Total score | 354201 | 485162 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 45 °C |
| Stability | 87% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1321 | 1427 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5652 | 6280 |
| Video editing | 5723 | 5965 |
| Photo editing | 18293 | 17547 |
| Data manipulation | 7004 | 6500 |
| Writing score | 8201 | 9982 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4, 6, 8 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128, 256 GB | 64, 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 8.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | MIUI 12 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 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 (30% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:09 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Watching video | 12:24 hr | 11:37 hr |
| Gaming | 04:27 hr | 03:44 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 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 60FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Samsung S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 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 |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
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| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 8 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 5120 x 3840 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 18 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.9 microns | 0.9 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 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 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, HID, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 12 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2019 | May 2018 |
| Release date | October 2019 | June 2018 |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | 0.701 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 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 |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mi 8 . But if the battery life, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro .
