Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium 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 XZ2 Premium:

  LCD

  Mi 8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Mi 8: 61 g lighter

  Xperia XZ2 Premium:

  236 g

  Mi 8:

  175 g

• Width

  Mi 8: 5.2 mm narrower

  Xperia XZ2 Premium:

  80 mm

  Mi 8:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XZ2 Premium: 0.41 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia XZ2 Premium:

  5.8 in

  Mi 8:

  6.21 in

• Depth

  Mi 8: 4.3 mm thinner

  Xperia XZ2 Premium:

  11.9 mm

  Mi 8:

  7.6 mm

• Height

  Mi 8: 3.1 mm shorter

  Xperia XZ2 Premium:

  158 mm

  Mi 8:

  154.9 mm

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 XZ2 Premium

   Height:

   158 mm +3.1 mm versus Mi 8

   Width:

   80 mm +5.2 mm versus Mi 8

   Depth:

   11.9 mm +4.3 mm versus Mi 8

2. 2. Mi 8

   Height:

   154.9 mm

   Width:

   74.8 mm

   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 XZ2 Premium

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   92.7 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 3.8% more rectangular screen area than Xperia XZ2 Premium.

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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