Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi 9

General Info

Manufacturer
Xiaomi	Xiaomi
Announced
September 2018	Not announced yet
Status
Available - September 2018	Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, June
Colors
Midnight Black, Aurora Blue, Twilight Gold (China only)	Ocean Green, Sunset Purple, Carbon Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)	163.32 x 77.01 x 9.1 mm (6.43 x 3.03 x 0.36 in)
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)	198 g (6.98 oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - China	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), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - Global	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 2628, 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging

Build Features
Fingerprint Sensor	- Fingerprint Sensor Splash resistant
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 10.0
User Interface
MIUI 10	MIUI 11, upgradable to MIUI 12
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260), Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm) [Similar]	Octa-Core (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs), MediaTek Helio G80 12nm [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 512 [Similar]	Mali-G52 2EEMC2 [Similar]
RAM
4/6 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64/128 GB	64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
6.26 inches [Similar]	6.53 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2280 pixels (403 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
82.51%	83.09%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	13 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash
Features
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	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118° (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera
24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm, Auto HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	Wireless FM radio (no wired headphones required)
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes