Elephone S8 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Elephone S8

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300 MHz, 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

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Triple
Main camera

21 MP, 1.12 µm

48 MP, 0.8 µm, f/1.5 , 1/2" , 2x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
12 MP, f/2.2 , 54 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

5344 x 4008 pixels

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Primary camera video

2160p@30fps

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene mode

2x optical zoom

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11 ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes