To put it bluntly, the Xiaomi Mi 8 is the iPhone X of Android phones, with a wide "notch", a vertical dual camera with a flash in the middle, and rounded corners of the screen with a similar arc...... With these remarkable exterior features, it's hard not to be reminiscent of the iPhone X. However, there are still some differences between the Xiaomi Mi 8 and the iPhone X, with a wider "chin" and a more similar back curvature to the design of the Mi 6 quad-curved glass metal middle frame. And thanks to a more rounded back design, the Xiaomi Mi 8 also has a more comfortable feel. In addition, the Xiaomi Mi 8 cancels the infrared emitter and the 3.5mm headphone jack, does not support waterproofing, and uses a Type-C data interface.
 
On the Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi adopted for the first time an AMOLED screen provided by Samsung. The screen is 6.21-inch with 2248x1080 resolution and supports DCI-P3 color gamut, HDR, and Alwasy On Display. In standard mode, the color temperature of the Xiaomi Mi 8's screen is on the cold side, the color accuracy and color gamut are average, the maximum brightness can reach 600nits, and the screen content can be seen clearly under strong sunlight, and the overall performance is slightly stronger than the OnePlus 6, which is also an AMOLED panel. However, due to the use of AMOLED panels, it is difficult to bypass problems such as insufficient picture fineness and flicker, but since everyone has a different degree of acceptance of these problems, it is recommended that consumers decide whether to buy after experiencing the real machine offline.
 
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is unsurprisingly powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, but the RAM capacity is only 6GB to choose from. The smoothness of its daily use is no different from that of other 845 models, but in the actual test, Xiaomi Mi 8 copes with the "Honor of Kings" border breakthrough mode, the high-pressure level of "Honkai Impact 3", and when running "PUBG: Exciting Battlefield" on low battery, there will be a problem of turning off 2~4 large cores due to temperature control, which causes the frame rate of the picture to be unstable. In the same test environment, the Galaxy S9, OnePlus 6, Oppo Find X, and Vivo NEX all performed much better than the Xiaomi Mi 8.
 
Like the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, the Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with a 3400mAh battery, which is not a big problem to charge once a day. In terms of charging, the Xiaomi Mi 8 supports QC 4 fast charging, but the QC 3.0 fast charging head is included with it, which can charge about 50% of the power in half an hour, and it takes about 1 hour and 50 minutes to fully charge. It should be reminded that users do not need to purchase a QC 4 fast charger for the Xiaomi Mi 8, and in the actual test, it uses the QC 4 and QC 3.0 fast chargers to charge, and the difference in speed between the two is negligible.
 
In terms of hardware specifications for the camera, the Xiaomi Mi 8 remains the same as the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, which is a dual 12-megapixel IMX363 S5K3M3 combination. However, thanks to the improved algorithm, the Xiaomi Mi 8 has a slightly higher overall score on DxOMark than the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S at 99 points. According to DxOMark, the advantages are: (1) correct exposure and wide dynamic range; (2) rich and vivid colors; (3) correct (neutral) white balance; (4) The autofocus is very fast and accurate; (5) Low noise, except at the lowest light levels; (6) Smooth and attractive bokeh effect. The disadvantages are: (1) obvious color fringes; (2) some fine detail is lost even in bright light; (3) Occasional autofocus delay; (4) slight incorrect white balance; (5) In bokeh mode, the depth of field is occasionally incorrect.
 
In terms of system, the Xiaomi Mi 8 is equipped with MIUI 10 based on Android 8.1, and the UI design is more similar to Android P. And it's already very easy to use"Full screen gesture",Xiaomi has also improved,Swipe inward at the left and right ends of the screen to"Return"On the basis,If you don't let go of your finger and slide to the middle of the screen,It will trigger the operation of switching between the two apps,Make"Full screen gesture"More easy to use。 Although MIUI's localization, functionality and humanization are difficult for many manufacturers to achieve, the built-in advertising in its system has also been criticized by many users, and if you want to maximize the removal of ads, you can only buy Xiaomi members.
 
In addition, the Xiaomi Mi 8's dual-band GPS positioning accuracy in the test is greatly improved compared to other mobile phones, and the infrared camera component added to its "notch" also makes the Xiaomi Mi 8 have a higher success rate of face unlocking in pitch black environments than other mobile phones.