Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Mi 11 and Apple iPhone 8 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Apple iPhone 8

64 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11
VS
44 out 100
Apple iPhone 8
Xiaomi Mi 11
Apple iPhone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Manufactured in January, 2021, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G, vs Apple iPhone 8, Manufactured in September, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4600mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 196g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 2/64 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 and Apple iPhone 8
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
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi 11
vs
Apple iPhone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.81 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 900 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11
919 nits
Apple iPhone 8
637 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a22 ms
Contrastn/a1373:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 8
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 and Apple iPhone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
1426
Apple iPhone 8
1030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11
3840
Apple iPhone 8
2686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14261030
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38402686
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11
919237
Apple iPhone 8
489618
CPU224221174461
GPU292912115185
Memory18574397672
UX216361102300
NanoReview Score919237489618
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
5029
Apple iPhone 8
3131
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.4 °C
Stability91 %62 %
Graphics Test30 fps18 fps
Graphics Score50293131
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11], [Apple iPhone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11
12956
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Writing score15023n/a
Web score11478n/a
Video editing7618n/a
Data manipulation9700n/a
NanoReview Score12956n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 2 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size n/a 6 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 55 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11
17:51
Apple iPhone 8
16:16
Web Browsing05:56 h06:14 h
Video Playback10:13 h09:59 h
Games04:26 h03:40 h
Standby Mode99 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSamsung Bright S5KHMXApple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.331/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
127
Apple iPhone 8
93
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
107
Apple iPhone 8
90
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11
120
Apple iPhone 8
92
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11], [Apple iPhone 8]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
100
Apple iPhone 8
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11
133
Apple iPhone 8
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2416
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Mi 11
n/a
Apple iPhone 8
80.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date January, 2021 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 750 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Mi 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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