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Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Mi Note 2
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.1Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
RAM memory3 GB6 GB4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 530

Display

Screen size5.5 in6.3 in5.8 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi521.0 ppi570.0 ppi773.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
yesno
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280.0 px px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
3D Capture
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyesyes
Night Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyesyes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"1/2.55"
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.24 in6.4 in5.86 in6.14 in
Width3.07 in2.94 in2.68 in3.03 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight7.13 oz6.88 oz5.47 oz5.86 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
noyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.05.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
  • Micro-USB
  • USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4070.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h220.0 h326.0 h
N/A
Talk time21.0 h22.0 h20.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A

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Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

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