The Xiaomi Mi 8[2] is a flagship Androidsmartphone developed by Xiaomi Inc. It was launched at an event held in Shenzhen, China[3] as the successor to the Xiaomi Mi 6. The naming of the Xiaomi Mi 8 (skipping the Mi 7) is in celebration of Xiaomi Inc's eighth anniversary.[4] The Mi 8 draws parallels to the iPhone X, as both the rear and front of the phone are replicated.[5] This design was later carried on to the mid-range Redmi Note 6 Pro and Mi A2 Lite.
Specifications
Hardware
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is powered by the QualcommSnapdragon845 processor, with 6 GB LPDDR4X RAM and Adreno 630GPU. It has a 6.21-inch (158 mm) FullHD plus AMOLED display. Storage options include 64 GB or 128 GB. The handset features a fingerprint scanner on the rear or on the screen under the display, in the Explorer Edition.[6] It features a 3,400 mAh battery with a USB-C reversible connector which supports Quick Charge 4.0+. It has Gorilla Glass 5. It does not feature a 3.5mm headphone jack and comes with a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter provided in the box. The Mi 8 includes a dual camera setup with a 12 MP wide angle lens sensor and a 12 MP telephoto lens sensor. The front camera has a 20 MP sensor with an aperture of f/2.0. The Mi 8 camera has an overall score of 99 and a photo score of 105 on DxOMark.[7] Explorer Edition also introduces a 3D optical facial recognition with the standard IR Sensor for dark condition[8] and a dual band GNSS which allows reception of L1 and L5 signals simultaneously.
Software
It runs on Android 10, with Xiaomi's custom MIUI 11skin which is upgradeable to MIUI 12.
