realme U1 vs Xiaomi Mi Play

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Comparing the realme U1 vs Xiaomi Mi Play across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi Play runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while realme U1 runs at 2.1 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi Play the better performer.


Display: realme U1 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Xiaomi Mi Play offers 5.84 inches, making realme U1 the larger display of the two. Both realme U1 and Xiaomi Mi Play feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme U1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Play offers 12 MP, making realme U1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme U1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 25 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Play offers 8 MP, making realme U1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme U1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi Play offers 3000 mAh, making realme U1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi Play offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme U1 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Mi Play the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

05 Dec, 2018
27 Feb, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P35
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.1 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.3 inches (16 cm)
5.84 inches (14.83 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

25 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Premium design
  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Screen struggles in sunlight
  • ColorOS is packed with bloatware
  • Face unlock doesn't work in the dark
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(52,114 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

109,302
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P70
MediaTek Helio P35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X
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.

109,302
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches  (16 cm)
5.84 inches  (14.83 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
432 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.68 %
79.87 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

157 mm
147.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

74 mm
71.8 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8 mm
7.8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

168 grams
150 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21.25µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

25 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/2.8" sensor size Exmor RS 0.9µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W 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
15h 10m

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

2h 10m 34s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
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
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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