| Xiaomi Mi 9 SE | Apple iPhone 8 Plus | | Body |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM |
| Weight | 155 g (5.47 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Dimensions | 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm (5.81 x 2.78 x 0.30 in) | 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm (6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 in) |
| | - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
| Build | | Front/back glass & aluminum frame |
| Misc |
| Price | About 300 EUR | About 910 EUR |
| Colors | Violet, Blue, Gray | Gold, Space Gray, Silver |
| SAR | | 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | | 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
| Comms |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (Apple Pay only) |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector |
| WLAN | 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, hotspot |
| Radio | No | No |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Infrared port | Yes | |
| Sound |
| - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter |
| 3.5mm jack | | No |
| Alert types | | Vibration, proprietary ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Launch |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, March | Available. Released 2017, September |
| Announced | 2019, February | 2017, September |
| Memory |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Card slot | No | No |
| Battery |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh battery | |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 18W | |
| | Non-removable Li-Ion 2691 mAh battery (10.28 Wh) |
| Talk time | | Up to 21 h (3G) |
| Music play | | Up to 60 h |
| Display |
| Size | 5.97 inches, 87.5 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~67.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| - HDR | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) |
| | - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display & home button - True-tone display |
| Multitouch | | Yes |
| Network |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE 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) |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Features |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| | - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor |
| Java | | No |
| Browser | | HTML5 (Safari) |
| Messaging | | iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Platform |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 | iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 11.1 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.3 GHz | Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) |
| GPU | Adreno 616 | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Benchmarks |
| Antutu | 219843 | |
| Main Camera |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps | |
| Triple | 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF | |
| Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Selfie camera |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
| Single | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | |
| Features | HDR | |
| Tests |
| Camera | | Photo / Video |
| Display | | Contrast ratio: 1395:1 (nominal), 3.957 (sunlight) |
| Loudspeaker | | Voice 76dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 79dB |
| Performance | | Basemark OS II 2.0: 3601 |
| Battery life | | Endurance rating 81h |
| Audio quality | | Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -80.2dB |
| Camera |
| Video | | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps |
| Primary | | Dual 12 MP, (28mm, f/1.8, OIS & 56mm, f/2.8), phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom, quad-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Features | | Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Secondary | | 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama |