Sharp Aquos S2 vs Xiaomi Mi 8

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Aquos S2:

  LCD

  Mi 8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Aquos S2: 35 g lighter

  Aquos S2:

  140 g

  Mi 8:

  175 g

• Width

  Aquos S2: 2.8 mm narrower

  Aquos S2:

  72 mm

  Mi 8:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aquos S2: 0.71 in smaller diagonal

  Aquos S2:

  5.5 in

  Mi 8:

  6.21 in

• Height

  Aquos S2: 13.1 mm shorter

  Aquos S2:

  141.8 mm

  Mi 8:

  154.9 mm

• Release year

  Aquos S2:

  2017

  Mi 8:

  2018

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Aquos S2

   Height:

   141.8 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

   Weight:

   140 g

2. 2. Mi 8

   Height:

   154.9 mm +13.1 mm versus Aquos S2

   Width:

   74.8 mm +2.8 mm versus Aquos S2

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

   Weight:

   175 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Aquos S2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   17:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   80.7 cm²

2. 2. Mi 8

   Screen diagonal:

   6.21 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   96.3 cm²

Mi 8 has approximately 19.3% more rectangular screen area than Aquos S2.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.