Comparison of Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer

Comparison of Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer [S]ave

Attribute	Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra ×	Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer ×
General
Brand	Sony	Xiaomi
Launch
Announced	2017-02-01	2018-05-01
Body
Width (mm)	8.1	7.6
Length (mm)	165	154.9
Height (mm)	79	74.8
Weight (g)	188	177
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G3221, G3223	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Plastic	Glass
Frame	-	Aluminum
Network
Technology	GSM HSPA LTE	CDMA GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 800 & TD GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G3221, G3212	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G3221, G3212 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29, 66 - G3223	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Platform
OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat)	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU	Mali-T880MP2	Adreno 630
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	32GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6	6.21
Resolution (px)	1080 x 1920	1080 x 2248
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Charging	Charging 10W, Pump Express+ 2.0	Fast charging 18W, Quick Charge 4+
Capcity (mAh)	2700	3000
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Dual
Main Camera Properties	23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR	4K@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 720p@960fps
Main Camera Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Dual
Selfie Camera Properties	16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/2.6", OIS, AF	20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Selfie Camera Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	LED flash	-
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS	+	+
NFC	+	+
Radio	FM radio	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0; USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	-
Features
Sensors	Accelerometer compass proximity	Face ID accelerometer barometer compass fingerprint (under display gyro optical) proximity
Misc
Colors	Black Gold Pink White	Black (transparent back)
Models	G3212 G3221 G3223 G3226	-
Stand-by (h)	658	-
Talk time (h)	Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)	-