Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Apple iPhone 6 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Xiaomi
Announced September 2013 September 2014 September 2018
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - September 2018
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.16 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - - Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G Network LTE LTE - all models LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 512
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 6.26 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2280 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 65.93% 82.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1/5", 1.12µm, depth sensor
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm, Auto HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 1810 mAh 3350 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 14 h -