Lenovo Z5s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite)

Comparing the Lenovo Z5s vs Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Lenovo Z5s and Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.

Display: Lenovo Z5s offers a screen size of 6.39 inches, while Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) offers 6.26 inches, making Lenovo Z5s the larger display of the two. Both Lenovo Z5s and Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Lenovo Z5s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) offers 12 MP, making Lenovo Z5s better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Lenovo Z5s offers 16 MP, making Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) offers a higher battery capacity with 3350 mAh, while Lenovo Z5s offers 3300 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Lenovo Z5s and Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Lenovo Z5s

₹14,490

(Not Released in India)

Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth (Mi 8 Lite)

₹14,890

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Spec Score

76%

74%

79%

Release Date

19 Feb, 2020

19 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 710	Snapdragon 660	Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display


6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.26 inches (15.9 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2280 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera	5 MP Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP Depth Camera	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	24 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3300 mAh	3350 mAh	5000 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging	25W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3/5

(1 rating)

N/A

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General

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

ZUI

MIUI

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616

Adreno 512

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.26 inches (15.9 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2280 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.67 %

82.1 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.6 %

N/A

84.70 %

Design

Height

156.7 mm

156.4 mm

164.4 mm

Width

74.5 mm

75.8 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

172 grams

169 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

5 MP
1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

24 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh

3350 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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