Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Plus Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 5.5 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Lighter design: 188g vs 200g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.53in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/32 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.5 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1080x1920 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 401 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 625 nits 640 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 67.7 % 84.9 %
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
674 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
Response time26.5 msn/a
Contrast1591:1n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.2 mm (6.23 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP52
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
67.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 7 Plus and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 2340 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 4 (2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 16 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor No MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 192 144
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
724
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
1929
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)724602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19291684
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
398082
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU130186120779
GPU8795378652
Memory7454372733
UX10540096826
NanoReview Score398082368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
2632
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Max Surface Temp.44.9 °Cn/a
Stability67 %87 %
Graphics Test15 fps7 fps
Graphics Score26321321
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing scoren/a8202
Web scoren/a6022
Video editingn/a5662
Data manipulationn/a7000
NanoReview Scoren/a8104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 3 GB - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 12.5 GB 10.3 GB
UI Skin n/a MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 2900 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 5 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging No Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 4:01 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
18:07
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing06:20 h07:29 h
Video Playback10:24 h12:01 h
Games04:07 h05:02 h
Standby Mode98 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix12 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length28 mm26 mm
SensorApple iSight CameraSamsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/31/1.7
Pixel size1.22 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix12 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length56 mmn/a
Sensor size1/3.6n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
84
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
88
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm n/a
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 Hotspot
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category1212
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
81.4 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2016 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2016 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 769 220
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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