Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 8

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launch
Announced
Status
platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
body
Dimensions
Weight
SIM card
Build
Miscellaneous
Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
NFC
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
Price
$194.99
Advantages
DISPLAY Size: 6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 3350 mAh battery
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 8
Price
$194.19
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 630
BODY Dimensions: 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
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launch
Announced
2018, September
Status
Available. Released 2018, September
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU
Adreno 512
camera
Rear
—
Front
No
Video
—
Features
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display
Size
6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes - MIUI
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3350 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz, 0.37 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Build
—
Miscellaneous
Colors
Twilight gold, Dream blue, Deep space gray
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
—
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, May
Status
Available. Released 2018, June
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 630
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual-pixel PDAF) + 12 MP (f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0µm), 2x optical zoom, dual pixel phase detection autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
Front
20 MP (f/2.0, 0.9µm), 1080p
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, check quality
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 - HDR10 display - DCI-P3 - MIUI 9.5
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight
175 g (6.17 oz, 0.39 lb)
SIM card
Dual SIM
Build
Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Miscellaneous
Colors
Black, Blue, White, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes
features
Sensors
Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
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)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Mi 8 has better GPU Adreno 630 thanks to which the owner will be able to play more number of new games.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 4K UHD (1080 x 2280 pixels) screen resolution with 403 ppi pixel density which is more high than the Xiaomi Mi 8 4K UHD (1080 x 2248 pixels) screen resolution with 401 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a right choice for watching movies. The Mi 8 device is easier to carry as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite: 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm versus 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite cell phone weight 169g which is 6g lighter than the weight of the Xiaomi Mi 8.

The Mi 8 has a better battery life as it is equipped with 3400mah battery which is 50mah bigger than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite cell. That's mean this model can be used for a longer time without charging.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 4 advantages and the Xiaomi Mi 8 only 3 so the Mi 8 Lite will become the best choice. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.