Under the microscope: Analyzing the Xiaomi Mi 8 performance

01 July 2018
Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with a Snapdragon 845 but its benchmark scores come short. What gives?

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  • 02 Jul 2018

Anonymous, 02 Jul 2018Amazing bigotry on these forumsI'm neutral on this topic.

    Kiyasuriin, 02 Jul 2018For all those who think we arrived 810 Era. chill It's the... moreNah it was just a joke
    The Mi 8 is definitely built poorly in terms of thermal management, but since the manufacturer is always right, the blame is to put on us customers, and we don't have the right to tell what is true *insert sarcasm*

      For all those who think we arrived 810 Era. chill
      It's the limit that was set too low.
      If it was really the chipset's fault, why other phones hadn't suffered from the issue? Think about it.

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        • 02 Jul 2018

        There was a similar problem with the tested P20 that overheated.
        I own a P20 an do not experience these issues in Geekbench for exemple.

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          • 02 Jul 2018

          Luxor, 02 Jul 2018Well, its japanese technology for a reason. XD. Chinese com... moreAmazing bigotry on these forums

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            • 02 Jul 2018

            zillion, 02 Jul 2018Really? Did you ever testing your mi8 after you run heavy m... moreSo, you got a MI8 to test or you have no intention of buying it?

              mi 8 user, 02 Jul 2018again after seeing this review i tried on my mi8 , after 15... moreReally? Did you ever testing your mi8 after you run heavy multi tasking from half an hour till one hour then you testing benchmark. I really want to buy mi8 but I'm afraid the thermal will too hot like the old sd 810. Or the worst it could be burning like galnote7.

                Ever since China stopped allowing RMAs with batteries there is no way to get them to fix your phone.

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                  • rJA
                  • 02 Jul 2018

                  I really like Chinese devices, but if this device does not have proper thermal management, it is a failure.

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                    • wce
                    • 02 Jul 2018

                    One plus and oppo are known to over clock their socs. You remember their benchmark cheating tool? They do commercial deals with some game companies that uses that overclock mechanism.

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                      • 2CP
                      • 02 Jul 2018

                      again after seeing this review i tried on my mi8 , after 15 minutes of stress test antutu gets to 262K from 268k other than that i see no problem. i think gsm arena is getting faulty device , its better to get new and check it.

                        xXENDER FREAKXx, 02 Jul 2018Maybe it will for XIAOMI if they don't do something about i... moreI hope so. SD 810 was the worst in the whole history.

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                          • 02 Jul 2018

                          You can disable MIUI optimization in developer options to get higher benchmark ratings.

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                            • 02 Jul 2018

                            Luxor, 02 Jul 2018You can actually buy a phone cooling fan with usb. Nifty ac... moreBut why? It's a phone not a gaming computer, why do we need power enough for thermal throttling to occur, look I have no problem with extra power, but I believe we are getting ahead of ourselves.

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                              • 02 Jul 2018

                              Anonymous, 02 Jul 2018Soon were gunna have fans built in our phones soon? You can actually buy a phone cooling fan with usb. Nifty accessories.

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                                Shanti Dope, 02 Jul 2018Not to mention, it is powering a 4K HDR screen most of the ... moreWell, its japanese technology for a reason. XD. Chinese company still have a long way to go to reach that level.

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                                  • 02 Jul 2018

                                  Walter C. Dornez, 01 Jul 2018This phone actually is very good value for what you get, it... more500 dollar us too much for made-for-50-dollar phone.

                                    Shanti Dope, 02 Jul 2018Please don't tell me we are going back to the Snapdragon 810 daysMaybe it will for XIAOMI if they don't do something about it. SNAPDRAGON 845 won't be as disastrous as the SNAPDRAGON 810, unless the brand's thermal limit or thermal cooling is not good enough for the chipset. I'm pretty surprised though, 5 mins and thermal throttling comes in, pretty rare for a 2018 high-end flagship, it is normal when I see my Z series high-end flagships to do so but definitely not on my X series high-end flagship, as expected. If it is a software issue XIAOMI would probably want to take note of that

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                                      • 02 Jul 2018

                                      Soon were gunna have fans built in our phones soon?

                                        Please don't tell me we are going back to the Snapdragon 810 days

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