Xiaomi Mi 8 review

27 June 2018
Announced less than a month ago and selling like hotcakes in its homeland, the Mi 8 is Xiaomi's latest top model. What happened to the Mi 7, you ask? Well, it's the company's 8-year anniversary, and it must be celebrated.

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only competition in this price range is asus 5z

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    • Anonymous
    • IWH
    • 28 Jun 2018

    Anonymous, 28 Jun 2018Totally agree.. the Mi8 is too late in the game (and the in... moreMeanwhile here in malaysia you can get Mi mix 2s MYSET/international variant for 450usd@rm1820 thats including free shipping. Oneplus 6? 600usd here.

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      • Anonymous
      • S2T
      • 28 Jun 2018

      helping hand, 28 Jun 2018the OnePlus6 is cheaper/similar priced as the mi8, has bett... moreTotally agree.. the Mi8 is too late in the game (and the international version isnt even out yet).
      I mean look at the Vivo Nex. . That makes both Oneplus 6 and the Mi8 seem outdated

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        • Rickss
        • wrw
        • 28 Jun 2018

        Mi mix 2s vs mi8. Which better?

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          • Anonymous
          • 001
          • 28 Jun 2018

          After seeing the weak benchmarks results I changed my mind for the Mi8

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            • Anonymous
            • 2T7
            • 28 Jun 2018

            why Mi8 was not compared with Mi MIX 2S ..?

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              • Anonymous
              • YPb
              • 28 Jun 2018

              Jahidx, 28 Jun 2018are you crazy? the only point where op6 beats xiaomi is the... more+1

              even design is similar, i'd go for Mi8 in a heart beat.

                helping hand, 28 Jun 2018the OnePlus6 is cheaper/similar priced as the mi8, has bett... moreare you crazy? the only point where op6 beats xiaomi is the design, every other thing is better in mi8, even heating, mi8 run cooler than op6 while gaming

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                  • Abhi
                  • 7jV
                  • 28 Jun 2018

                  Very nice

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                    • helping hand
                    • F4m
                    • 28 Jun 2018

                    harwey, 28 Jun 2018Again,Xiaomi show to other rivals what "bang for your buck"... morethe OnePlus6 is cheaper/similar priced as the mi8, has better specs (8gb ram), is faster, takes better photos, can shoot 60fps 4K videos, and has a much smaller notch than the mi8. I'd say go check that phone out instead of this failure.

                      Kirk, 28 Jun 2018Ahhh... Another iPhone wannabe, it doesn't have much to off... morelol, you can buy 2 mi 8 with 1 ROG's price, performance much more alike

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                        • market watcher
                        • F4m
                        • 28 Jun 2018

                        seriously, xiaomi is copying iPhoneX for the sake of copying, without real benefits. The notch is ugly, and since the notch is so wide and huge, the tiny remaining corners beside the notch is almost useless. Viewing photos? the notch almost completely hides the top anyway. So is xiaomi cheating on the spec sheet? I'd say yes, because this notch is like 80% of the top! I'd rather xiaomi built-upon the mi6, offering stereo speakers by using the remaining little space beside the WIDE notch up there. stereo speakers are at least usable and practical, unlike the tiny remaining screen estate beside the fat notch. Oneplus 6 and P20 has tiny notches, so it is fine because the screen is still usable. And whats with the SnapDragon845 but performing so poorly amongst the rest? I dont get it. Looks like the mi8 is a let down, to be honest.

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                          • Tom
                          • ceJ
                          • 28 Jun 2018

                          No 3.5 audio jack is a biggest disappointment. I can totally grab either of the three beauties if they do, why every damn manufacturers have to follow this stupid trend, thicker 1 mm more or less is not even a problem

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                            • Anonymous
                            • t7Z
                            • 28 Jun 2018

                            Nice review! Please do a xiaomi mi 8 se review too! Please??

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Js{
                              • 28 Jun 2018

                              No IP68
                              No stereo
                              No hdr screen
                              No EIS for 4K
                              No 1080@60
                              Npisy photo in daylight
                              Awful bokeh

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                                • AnonD-708837
                                • PMH
                                • 28 Jun 2018

                                I would really like to see more than just synthetic benchmarks for gaming. So many times I've bought or read about phones having a less than acceptable digitizer that incurs lag and touch delays. The Xiaomi MI6 was bad, also the Huawei P20 Pro is also bad.

                                Yet nothing gets discussed in these reviews about the "game playability" of the phone itself.

                                GSMArena, can you please add more experiences with the phones than just benchmarks?

                                Thanks

                                  LG Superfan, 27 Jun 2018No Gsmarena why why did you retire the aloe plantMaybe its life is finally over bro. :(

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • D0b
                                    • 28 Jun 2018

                                    Wt about on display finger print

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                                      • Gusta
                                      • Ki@
                                      • 28 Jun 2018

                                      AnonD-594740, 28 Jun 2018Wait, no 3D scanning? So the notch is for nothing? Hmmmm... more3D face scan is on Explorer Edition. Infrared scan (helping on dark environment) is on Standard Edition.

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                                        • Kirk
                                        • UD{
                                        • 28 Jun 2018

                                        Ahhh... Another iPhone wannabe, it doesn't have much to offer really, I'd rather buy the ASUS-ROG Gaming phone, heck I'd buy and actual iPhone