Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi 5 vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

Xiaomi Mi 5
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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2016 September 2018
Status Available - March 2016 Available - September 2018
Price Rs. 22,999 ($338.22) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold, Rose colors Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.55 x 69.2 x 7.25 mm
(5.69 x 2.72 x 0.29 in)
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.16 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China
4G Network LTE 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, EMail, IM
Build Features - 3D Curved Glass Body Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
User Interface - MIUI 10
Processor Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 32 GB
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - 64 GB, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] Adreno 512 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 4/6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Curved Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches [Similar] 6.26 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2280 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.01% 82.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX298 Sensor, 4-axis OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 4 MP, 1080p, 2µm pixel [Similar] 24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm, Auto HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 Reversible Connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3350 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -