Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 8S 2020

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi A1 vs Honor 8S 2020 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 8S 2020 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Honor 8S 2020 offers a screen size of 5.71 inches, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 8S 2020 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 8S 2020 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor 8S 2020 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi A1 offers 12 MP, making Honor 8S 2020 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 8S 2020 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Honor 8S 2020 offers 3020 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi A1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi A1 and Honor 8S 2020 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Xiaomi Mi A1
₹12,999
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₹9,590
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Summary

Release Date

12 Sep, 2017
07 Jun, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 625
MediaTek Helio A22
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.71 inches (14.5 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1520 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3080 mAh
3020 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Solid and slender build
  • Impressive dual cameras
  • Android N in its naked form
  • Reliable performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • Heats up occasionally
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(470,471 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 12, 2017
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Android One
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
MediaTek Helio A22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
PowerVR GE8300
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.71 inches  (14.5 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1520 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
295 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.63 %
77.86 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

155.4 mm
147.1 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.8 mm
70.7 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

165 grams
N/A
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3080 mAh
3020 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.17 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote
N/A
N/A

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