Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Oneplus 8 Pro, the ultimate comparison between affordable flagship smartphones. The Xiaomi Mi 11 is recently launched in China with the latest Snapdragon chipset while the Oneplus 8 Pro debuted back in April with Snapdragon’s previous flagship chipset. Let’s see which smartphone is the real winner in the affordable flagship category.
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Key Differences
Display
Oneplus 8 Pro Display is considered one of the best smartphones display. Xiaomi Mi 11 comes with an AMOLED display with the same 120Hz refresh rate while the fluid AMOLED display of the Oneplus 8 pro is outstanding. The Mi 11 comes with a peak brightness of 1500 nits while oneplus 8 pro has a maximum brightness of 1300 nits.
Processor
Mi 11 is powered by Snapdragon 888 processor that comes with an integrated 5G modem and it is currently one of the best processors in the market. On the other hand, the Oneplus 8 pro comes with Snapdragon 865 that also comes integrated with a 5G modem. But SD 888 is a comparably better processor in terms of performance and efficiency.
Camera
The Mi 11 boasts a triple rear camera including a 108-megapixel primary sensor with OIS ( Optical Image Stabilization ), a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 5-megapixel tele-macro sensor. Oneplus 8 Pro comes with a quad rear camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS, a 48-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 5-megapixel monochrome sensor. The primary sensor on Mi 11 undoubtedly performs well than Oneplus 8 Pro but one plus 8 pro has a better ultrawide lens and a dedicated telephoto lens. Both of the smartphones come with a single selfie camera with the almost similar camera performance.
Battery and Charging
The Mi 11 comes with a slightly bigger battery than oneplus 8 pro. Oneplus8 Pro has debuted with 30W fast charging support, 30W fast wireless charging support, and 3W Reverse Charging support while Mi 11 comes with 55W fast charging support, 50W wireless charging support, and 10W reverse charging support. The Xiaomi Mi11 clearly has an upper hand in this section.
Others
As Xiaomi Mi 11 launched recently, hence it comes with the latest UFS 3.2 storage which is faster compared to UFS 3.1 storage of Oneplus 8 pro. Also, Mi 11 comes with an upgradable Adreno 660 GPU that performs well in every scenario compared to Adreno 650 GPU on oneplus 8 pro.
Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Oneplus 8 Pro Specifications
| Device |  Xiaomi Mi 11 |  Oneplus 8 Pro |
| CPU | Snapdragon 888 | Snapdragon 865 |
| GPU | Adreno 660 | Adreno 650 |
| RAM | 8GB/12GB | 8GB/12GB |
| Internal storage capacity | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 | 128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 |
| Display | 6.81 inches AMOLED 120Hz fast refresh rate 1500nits peak brightness | 6.78 inches Fluid AMOLED 120Hz fast refresh rate 1300nits peak brightness |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Dimensions | 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.1 mm | 165.3 x 74.4 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 196g | 199g |
| Sim Card Slots | Dual Nano Sim | Dual Nano Sim |
| Rear Camera | 108 MP (primary) + 13 MP (Ultrawide) + 5 MP ( Tele-Macro ) | 48 MP (primary) + 8 MP (Telephoto) + 48 MP ( Ultrawide ) + 5 MP ( Monochrome ) |
| Video ( Rear ) | 8k@24/30fps, 4k@30/60fps | 4k@30/60fps |
| Front camera | 20 MP | 16 MP |
| Video ( Selfie ) | 1080@30fps | 1080@30fps |
| Battery | 4600mah | 4510 mAh |
| Charging | 55W fast charging Reverse Charging 10W Fast wireless charging 30W | 30W fast Charging Reverse Charging 3W Fast wireless charging 50W |
| Operating System | MIUI 12.5 | Oxygen OS 11 |
| Android Version | Android 11 | Android 10 |
| Audio | Stereo Speakers 24-bit/192kHz audio Harman Kardon | Stereo Speakers Dolby Atmos |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.1 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6 |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under-display), IR Blaster, accelerometer, proximity, compass | Fingerprint (under-display), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Xiaomi Mi 11 vs Oneplus 8 Pro – Benchmarks
The Xiaomi Mi 11 scores 1135 in single-core and 3818 in multi-cores while the Oneplus 8 pro grabs a score of 899 in single-core and 3291 in multi-cores on Geekbench 5. The Mi 11 has an ANTUTU benchmark score of 745,942 while the Oneplus 8 pro scores 592,729.
