Sony Xperia SL 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

  Xperia SL:

  LCD

  Mi 8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Xperia SL: 31 g lighter

  Xperia SL:

  144 g

  Mi 8:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia SL: 10.8 mm narrower

  Xperia SL:

  64 mm

  Mi 8:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia SL: 1.91 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia SL:

  4.3 in

  Mi 8:

  6.21 in

• Chipset

  Xperia SL:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

  Mi 8:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Xperia SL:

  Single

  Mi 8:

  Dual

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. Xperia SL

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +3 mm versus Mi 8

2. 2. Mi 8

   Height:

   154.9 mm +26.9 mm versus Xperia SL

   Width:

   74.8 mm +10.8 mm versus Xperia SL

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

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. Xperia SL

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 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 88.8% more rectangular screen area than Xperia SL.

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.

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.

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