Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi A2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900, 2100

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

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HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Nano-SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.4 mm

158.7 mm
Width

78.1 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

202 g

168 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP67 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Black, Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Sand Gold

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Wide color gamut display, 3D Touch display & home button, True-tone display

-

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 2x optical zoom , 1/2.9" , 1.25 µm
12 MP, f/2.8 , 56 mm

20 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.8" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

quad-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

96

-
DxOMark video

89

-
DxOMark camera score

94

-

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes (Apple Pay only)

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

iMessage(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging iMessage

iMessage

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity