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Apple iPhone XR Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone XR
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Xiaomi MI A2 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi MI A2
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Xiaomi Redmi 8 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi 8
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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4.4 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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5 editorial reviews
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4.1 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
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User rating
44
4.0 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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3.9 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 12Android One
N/A
Android 9.0 Pie
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A12 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 660Qualcomm Snapdragon 439Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 AIE
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.2 GHz2.0 GHz2.2 GHz
RAM memory
N/A
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
4 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 512

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.99 in6.22 in6.3 in
Panel typeLCD
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution1792 x 828 px2160 x 1080 px1520 x 720 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyLiquid Retina HD displayLTPS IPS
N/A
N/A
Pixel density326.0 ppi403.0 ppi270.0 ppi409.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
HDRyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/2.9"
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/1.75
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detection
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
Face recognitionFace recognitionFace recognition
HDR modeSmart HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
Display flash
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height5.94 in6.25 in6.16 in6.27 in
Width2.98 in2.97 in2.97 in2.96 in
Depth0.33 in0.29 in0.37 in0.32 in
Weight6.84 oz5.93 oz6.63 oz6.56 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesyesyes
Sim card size
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.25.0
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GNSS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Often compared with Apple iPhone XR

Often compared with Xiaomi MI A2

Often compared with Xiaomi Redmi 8

Often compared with Xiaomi Redmi Note 7