Xiaomi Mi 8 review: A 2018 flagship-killer with dual-camera and a notch.
A 2018 value flagship — now strictly legacy.
The Mi 8 delivered the Snapdragon 845 and a dual camera at a low price. No IP rating, no wireless charging and ended support place it in the past.
01Display
79/10079/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.
02Camera
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2018 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2018 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2018 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
06Value
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2018.
- Flagship Snapdragon 845 at a sharp price.
- Dual camera with 2× optical zoom.
- Bright AMOLED display.
- Strong value for 2018.
- No IP rating; mono speaker; no wireless charging.
- Large display notch.
- No 5G; software ended at Android 10.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 3-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .