Sony Xperia X vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Sony Xperia X

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

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

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

142.7 mm

154.9 mm
Width

69.4 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

153 g

177 g
Colors

Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold, White

Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

6.21 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2248 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes, max 10 fingers

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 display

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A72

Quad-core 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 510

Adreno 630
Internal storage

32, 64 GB

128 GB
Memory RAM

3 GB

8 GB
Memory card

microSD
Memory card max

200 GB

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 1/3.4" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

4-axis OIS
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

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

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

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Face ID, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (under display), gyro, proximity