Sony Xperia XZs 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 XZs:

  LCD

  Mi 8:

  OLED

• Weight

  Xperia XZs: 14 g lighter

  Xperia XZs:

  161 g

  Mi 8:

  175 g

• Width

  Xperia XZs: 2.8 mm narrower

  Xperia XZs:

  72 mm

  Mi 8:

  74.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XZs: 1.01 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia XZs:

  5.2 in

  Mi 8:

  6.21 in

• Chipset

  Xperia XZs:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

  Mi 8:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Xperia XZs:

  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 XZs

   Height:

   146 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm +0.5 mm versus Mi 8

2. 2. Mi 8

   Height:

   154.9 mm +8.9 mm versus Xperia XZs

   Width:

   74.8 mm +2.8 mm versus Xperia XZs

   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 XZs

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 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 29.1% more rectangular screen area than Xperia XZs.

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.