Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 7

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display
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Multitouch
battery
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body
Dimensions
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SIM card
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memory
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comms
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GPS
Radio
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sound
3.5mm jack
network
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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)
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Main
Model
Xiaomi Mi 7
Price
$180.95
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Adreno 630
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4480 mAh battery
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 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
—
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
—
Infrared port
—
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
Not announced yet
Status
Rumored
platform
OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845
CPU
Octa-core Kryo 385 (4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 630
camera
Rear
Dual: 16 MP (f/1.7, 4-axis OIS), 2x optical zoom, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front
8 MP, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.65 inches, 82.4 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~427 ppi density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) - MIUI 9.0
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4480 mAh battery
body
Dimensions
-
Weight
-
SIM card
Dual SIM
Build
Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
Miscellaneous
Colors
Ceramic Black, Black, Blue, White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 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
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio
No
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, 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 / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi 7 has better graphics processor Adreno 512 thanks to which the owner will be able to run more number of modern game apps.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has 4K UHD (1080 x 2280 pixels) display resolution with 403 ppi pixel density which is more high in compare to the Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi 7 4K UHD (1080 x 2160 pixels) display resolution with 427 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a better choice for reading books.

The Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi 7 has a better battery life as it is produced with 4480mah battery which is 1130mah bigger than the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite cell. It means that this model will live longer without charging.

The Xiaomi Xiaomi Mi 7 has 3 advantages and the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite only 2 so the Xiaomi Mi 7 will be the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.