Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

  • Released 2018, June
    164g, 7.5mm thickness
    Android 8.1; MIUI 9.5
    64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
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  • 5.88"
    1080x2244 pixels
  • 12MP
    2160p
  • 4/6GB RAM
    Snapdragon 710
  • 3120mAh
    Li-Po

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat15 800/150 Mbps
Launch Announced 2018, May
Status Available. Released 2018, June
Body Dimensions 147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm (5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.88 inches, 87.6 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~423 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 DCI-P3
HDR10
Platform OS Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 9.5
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
GPU Adreno 616
Memory Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55", 1.4�m, dual pixel PDAF
5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12�m, depth sensor
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
Selfie camera Single 20 MP, f/2.0, 1.0�m
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Po 3120 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0)
Misc Colors Gray, Blue, Red, Gold
Price About 260 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 3326 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2658
Basemark X: 27560
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.901 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 85dB
Audio quality Noise -96.0dB / Crosstalk -95.9dB
Battery life

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE - User Reviews

  • Hello Mi 8 Se Android Q will take 10 ..?

  • I have it as my main phone. SD710 is hell powerful, the screen is awesome, camera is great for its price, and the battery life is about a day.

  • Yes it has. It received Android pie January/February

  • Has this received Android pie yet?

  • What do you mean??

  • I guess, updating will ruin your WIFI experience.

  • How to fix wifi error?please help me

  • Can it support 128 gb otg stick?

  • Can someone help me please. My phone will not update to the latest miui version im stuck on miui 8.7.5 and when i download the update it says the device will reboot to recovery and install the chosen file when it reboots and i open it it's still on miui 8.7.5. Please someone help me.

  • Yes me too

  • my phone is over heating while charging, do you feel it too?

  • Hey. I can buy Pixel 2 and MI 8 SE for about similar prices. Which shld I go for. I want the Pixel 2 course got good camera and fast updates but MI 8 SE has 6gb ram and a better battery, also like both stock Android and MIUI

  • yes you can install all google apps in it

  • I can't access documents from the file manager or whats app, what really happened? what is the solution? can this phone update to miui 10

  • please someone tell me if it is worth buying.really good specs and price. does it have global rom released? tell me your experience about everthing battery,display, notch, cpu, etc... is it a problem to have a Chinese rom. please answer , immensely appreciated

  • what is the exact SAR value for Mi 8 SE ? Please inform....

  • What do you mean?

  • With the pocofone f1, this phone doesn't make sense.

  • Yes android 9 , miui 10

  • will mi 8 se get android pie?

  • Got it since last year, put a EU rom on it and you will be pleased how good it is compared to the other phone in it's class.

  • I believe yours came with a Custom Global Rom. If it dose, install the Chinese Stock Rom on it

  • I have bought one of these for about 2-3 weeks. While performing various actions like forwarding messages in WhatsApp or opening Instagram links from another app like telegram or WhatsApp it keeps popping up this message that ''Android system has stopped..." I've tried everything I could but this seems unsolvable... Does anyone know what's the problem or what can I do or anyone encountering the same problem?

  • hows the battery usage. it seems so fast any advance

  • You are comparing a $800 phone with $250 phone.

  • You can download the Google stock camera app APK from the browser i use it and the camera it's much more capable than you think using tha app

  • Hi, Google Pixel is also 3 times costlier than Mi 8 SE.

  • why Xiaomi mi 8se not go system forget android pie and miui 10.2.1. press update beat does not win. how it responds

  • This phone has very disappointing cameras! I had 3 different models of Xiaomi and all of them have bad or very bad cameras. The camera of Google Pixel from 2016 is 3 times better then 2018 Mi 8 SE.

  • Honor play would be better for gaming.

  • It's awesome. I've been using it for 4 months.

  • How is the super amoled display compared to Samsung displays(note 8/9),,,?

  • Yes. It's for Asia market. No Band20 and no officiall Global ROM. BUT: Band20 is not to big missing Unlocking b/l may flash EU/Global ROM with regular updating (officially community cooked ROM based on officiall Chinese ROM). Have Gapps as native apps and Viber/WA working like a charm... I like this phone!

  • please some one answer me who have good information .which phone is better mi8se or honor play ?

  • only for china

  • Good phone ı using now, but I Live in Turkey. 2 handicap have this phone first have not come global version, and have no band 20 ...

  • Charging time 1h15m SoT ~5h(without gaming, social media, call time ~10m, especially surfing with mobile data) Miui 10.2.1.0

  • Meizu 15

  • What is your screen on( with and without gaming) and charging time? Thanks in advance

  • Mi 8 se. I use this phone for a month it's a great phone great battery life fast charging a decent camera for me and Snapdragon 710 a very powerful chipset and power efficient. This is a really great phone for the price

  • You can try Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, though the price is steep compared to Mi 8 SE.

  • Mi 8 SE, Mi 8 Lite or Honor 10?

  • The dimension of this phone is very much suitable for me, but some factors like big notch and low selfie camera forcing me not to buy this phone. Except these minor fact this is the best phone for me within my concern. So can someone give me some phone's name like this one?

  • GPS doesn't work at all. They must fix this major problem ASP.

  • How to install Gcam:

  • How long we have to wait for getting Google camera portal for Mi 8 SE?

  • Change ROM to China Global Stable and you can use your Face Unlock #MiFans #UsingMI8SE

  • Any idea when this model gona available globally??? Or it will limited in China only?

  • Because this model is available only for china market.

  • .. And No Global version

  • I have the feeling that notch phones are soon going to look very dated and not that good of an idea.

  • Why does this model has no global rom?

  • global version release date in india....????

  • Can you tell me about it's Camera Experience. And Yes, You can use face unlock by changing region in setting

  • switch your region to india .

  • Do you have Otg support?

  • hello i have used this phone 2 months.its really amazing phone like a flagship.but i could not find face id..plz help me

  • And why will you not use SwiftKey or GBoard or other Keypad apps?

  • Obviously one can expect superior features only with more expensive devices. You can go with MI Mix series to fulfill your high-end needs.

  • You can go for more expensive options or alternatives that fulful your needs. At given price, MI 8 SE gives more than enough already.

  • MI8 SE HAVE notification LED (only white colour) but other informations are right

  • No notification light No Nfc No FM No 3.5 mm audio jack No water proofing No SD card slot

  • Global version ??

  • It do has

  • But I don't see any faceunlock function,plzz tell me

  • It has camera lag issue

  • The only thing it keeps me form buying this phone is lack of sd card slot. If xiaomi is aiming the best bang for buck why can't they add a sd card slot? Sd cards are cheapest way to expend storage. Didn't they know?

  • Great phone for the money, I love it! Anyone here have the original stock Chinese ROM? I installed the xiaomi EU version but i have noticed that i lost the slow motion slider editor for videos. So please if anyone have this phone with stock CN rom i will appreciate if you check and let me know the camera version and if the slider is available for you. Thanks

  • No.memory card alot, no OIS. Useless crap

  • Best phone Under 20k price

  • Yes

  • Mi 8 se record 240FPS in 720p or not

  • No NFC, no buy

  • Looks like the Note 9 and the iPhone X had a baby

  • Hey in many videos its shown that mi 8 se has a face unlock . But uts not mentioned here. Can you please confirm and update.

  • its already available in PH you can visit their website for the 3 locations

  • Yes, xundd philippines

  • Is there someone know if this Phone is Available on PH Market ?

  • Just upload them to

  • i have a blue variant but we cant attach photos here

  • Does anyone knows when is going to come to Europe Cyprus

  • Can someone give a photo of backpanel BLue version?

  • Can someone give a photo of backpanel BLue version?

  • follow ==>

  • of course you can ! if you are buying from local retail store then you'll get the global version which already has Google Apps installed . but if you are directly buying from china then you'll not have google apps already installed ! because google services are banned in China .( not banned in hongkong )

  • Can i download and use google services like maps, photos, gmail? If i can’t thn its a no buy for me

  • Any news about global rom? Or this is gonna be China exclusive for its lifetime?

  • Can i download google apps like gmail, photos,maps and use them as my main apps? Like this mobile but if i cant use google services thn its a no buy

  • Yes, it has notification LED (only white) and notifications on screen.

  • This would have been a great competitor to Nokia notch phones in India. I do hope they do not outdate the product and then release it globally. A new member is added to Mi/MiNote series, almost every 6-8 months. 2 months later, its still not available.

  • I am waiting for Mi 8SE In India when it launches if any body knows reply me

  • HI guys. who knows this phone has notification or no?

  • is this phone at least water splash resistant? anyone knows?

  • Just bought this phone. PROS: - Great 5,8" AMOLED display (great contrast, great black), sharp and vivid as better Samsung's displays, eye-friendly - Newest, fast and future ready SD710 chipset (QC 4.0, enhanced audio & photography, battery friendly etc.) - Well built, nice design, also light and very comfortable using one hand - Good battery life - Nice features as IR universal blaster, AOD, HDR 10, usb type C, swipe gestures (no buttons), fast charge 3.0/4.0, Android 8.1 + Treble - Cheap CONS: - Lousy MIUI ROM (no official global yet!), full of chinese bloatware tied with locked BL - Not bad but still not good camera, could and should be much better, despite low price! Or software algorhytms are bad. Too much noise and bluriness. AI does improve some but not enough. - Not enough options for display color correction. - Stupid notch - One-color LED notification (in 2018, really Xiaomi??) - Idiotic USB audio adapter. Verdict: If XIAOMI engineers improve camera trough software (eis, noise), then this phone could be the best buy of 2018! It is very well balanced phone and pretty cheap (around 270 euro now).

  • Well, in the Mi 8 SE it has the same Super Amoled as Samsung devices, and when I mentioned chipsets, I was talking about actual benchmark scores. The Mi 8 SE has scored 174k in antutu while the Galaxy A8 (2018) scores 116k which is the same price as the Mi 8 SE. Same goes with the A2 and Galaxy J8 which are both same price but with 77k difference in antutu score in favor to the A2. Huge difference; granted the Xiaomi A2 runs Android One but the point still stands.

  • Meh. Nonsens. As always

  • Reason why Xiaomi need more powerful chips is because there MiUi is a heavy UI, while Samsung Grace UX is much more efficient UI, i have been using 1 Samsung & 1 Xiaomi for sometime, i found Samsung is way better than Xiaomi even if the chips is lower range, not forgetting light year advance display & camera.

  • Did you encounter any issues with the UI? I've been hearing some mixed opinions regarding updates. Gsmarena review says MIUI has a good update history but some other people say updates are late and bugs take a while to get fixed. Also how does it manage RAM and internal storage?

  • I bought the mi 8 se because i heard that the A2 or mi 6x had still some little problems that the mi 8 se doesn't. i really you should go for it so.

  • Which phone should I buy; Mi 8 SE or A2? And are there better options in the same price range without going with a much weaker chipset *cough* Samsung *cough*.

  • New Qualcomm SD 710 has enhanced EIS and Quick Charge 4.0 ability, so we have to wait until someone in Xiaomi see it and implement it in Mi 8 SE .

  • yes dual camera reduces noise but it isnt the case for Mi 8 SE loook and loooook the 2nd camera only for DEPTH SENSOR, it doesnt even take picture to reduce noise it isnt the case for other model like Mi A2 but for model with useless 2nd camera, why not just add OIS

  • Dual camera surpass OIS in noise reduction even with higher IOS it can get less noise image so why still rely on OIS to gain the camera size? When taking video Sony steady shot technology is still better and stable than OIS. Conclusion dual camera better than OIS. OIS make image smudge and painting like, lost the details and texture.

  • camera with ois still better than non-ois any day. as you said it is a dated tech that can be cheaper, so why not they just put ois in phone? ois is a proved tech since long ago. almost all flagship has ois in their main camera except sony. why? idk they dont care maybe. but the sony's mirrorless camera division is full of ois. they are many occasion involving movement when ppl taking photo, so ois is definitely helps here.

  • What is the head and body specific absorption rate (SAR) value for this phone

  • I don't talk nonsense, the OIS only best for hand shake user. While the dual camera with AUBE can ignore the shake and directly capture real time video and image because AUBE makes the dual sensor imaging combined in real time.

  • but a phone with ois 1st b4 you talk shit

  • There is a led light.white coloured

  • Does it play 10bit videos smoothly?

  • Watch Jerry Rigs Everything's Xiaomi Mi5 durability test and see what happens when you get a 120 g. phone lol :D

  • I would really like them to offer an extra thin and light phone. Say two models at 100g and 120g weight. They'd sell like hot cakes.

  • No notification light and no NFC. If they added these to global version of mi8 se would be perfect.

  • I've never debated with a Sony fan before... I don't know what you saw but for me, except for the oversaturated pics of P20, I thought the huawei delivered better overall pics. Yes the Sony's video shakes less on a bike, but the p20 (albeit the front can was used) shook less while walking. Here's a little thing: sensors, lenses, postprocessing algorithm and a lot of things differ between companies. A fair comparison would be using two phones from the same company that have everything identical save for the OIS, then you can compare the effect. Again, it's not that OIS is superior, but it allows using slower lenses and cheaper sensors while still delivering a good experience. And coupled with high-end technology it should offer even better results.

  • Yeah, the sony implementation looks primising. However, some EIS videos make me nauseous. The compensated movement feels like expanding and collapsing, which makes me dizzy. Afaik OIS reduces the workload on the processor because it compensates for some of that movement. I'm not saying you're wrong, but the addition of OIS improves the experience, and delivers better videos when coupled with EIS

  • OIS is the gimmick. I already watch the XZ2 Premium lowlight camera comparison, Sony use high ISO and software arigorim is better than OIS one. So please don't overrated OIS is a must for smartphone. Dual camera sensors with AUBE chipset can produce best quality than OIS, just be fair OIS is a bit dated technology that can be cheaper.

  • you made me too long xiaomi....past two months i was waiting for your me 8 se to launch in India but you just don't care. i would like to switch to honor play rather than to wait for another 2 months wait. you will launch mi a2 on 8 Aug that means you are not going to launch my desired phone sooner. i am very disappointed. nowadays people cant stay a single day without a smartphone. but you are too slow to launch a phone.

  • Better mi 8 se

  • Guys, can Android Oreo/One be installed into this Xiaomi mi 8 se ?

  • please tell me. which date to this model India available. i want any other online store this mobile available on please link send it

  • I wish they would have released this phone with stock rom like 6X. Mi UI me not likey... If i bought this can someone build a pixel experience rom? Or do i need to wait?

  • The Mi 8 SE is an excellent phone, even better when you consider the price of it. The HDR-compliant AMOLED screen, a great CPU ( between the Snapdragon 820 and 835 in performance ), good cameras, great design, excellent software and a snappy fingerprint reader for a bit less than 300 Euros ( in the EU, it's probably cheaper for US residents ) . I can't think of another phone which is this good at 300 Euros. As for anyone comparing the Huawei Nova 3i to it: Don't, just don't. Compare it to the Xiaomi Mi 6X instead, they are priced similarly, both feature IPS screens, comparable CPUs and so on.

  • It's Not an apple design, not he'd screen came with Essential phone p1 months before icrap X, though p1 barely has a notch.

  • Mi 8 se for sure

  • Great device Xiaomi never cease to amaze me with its price to specs ratio ANYONE know when will Mi 8 SE be available in egypt

  • In Indian market I thik its price should be 16000 to 20000 rupees.Than it could gain a good market.Also it will used by many user.

  • Zenfone 5 or Mi8 SE for camera feature?

  • Which mobile should I buy, Mi 8 SE or Huawei p20 lite?

  • I know you aren't asking me but I recommend you to buy it online on Aliexpress.com The website has really cheap prices and the phones are all new.

  • It does some distortion at high volume levels but its because of software

  • Thanks for suggestion. Tried that too, but it's definitely software problem. I have downloaded some app from google play, and images are much better, although taking shots is much slower.

  • You couldn't possibly understand what I am trying to say.

  • Display sixe and form factor/aspect ratio of this phone is PERFECT. Xiaomi should bring out a phone with this size but with 3.5 mm jack plus a dedicated SD card slot alongwith two Sim card support. Such a device shall be a great hit.

  • Anyone having issues with audio /voice call quality ? Also, Speaker/headphone sounds are distorted on high volume ? Are these hardware issue or software ?

  • Mi8

  • NOVA 3i > Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) GPU>Mali-G51 MP4 MI 8 SE > Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) GPU>Adreno 616 Kryo is Upper Upper Mid-Range CPU , U can see AnTuTu score..

  • its good

  • From where you have baught this phone? I am waiting for this mi 8 se from past 2 months. Request u to ply let me know, coz i dont have any expectations from xiaomi to launch this phone in india.

  • Nova 3i doesn't have amoled

  • Does someone knows if the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE have the same GPS chip (Broadcom BCM47755 chip) the MI 8

  • No

  • Does the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE have NFC?

  • Please make the global version release in Philippines ASAP

  • It doesn't have the same GPS

  • Another phone that has notch and a chin. WTF is wrong with phone designers these days? What are you doing Xiaomi? Why steal Apple's stupid design when you had much better designs years before them? When I see phone like this I don't ever bother to read the specs, yet alone buy it.

  • Does someone knows if the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE have the same GPS chip (Broadcom BCM47755 chip) the MI 8

  • Mi 8 se or mi A2

  • Nova 3i Much better than those

  • no SD card slot?!! for Real ..!!! ill go with the Nova3i :3

  • when will global version be aviable?

  • I bought my phone from a local shop and on request the seller installed miui 10 and a custom global rom with android 8.1. Android 9 is still a few months away.. But i dont see why xiaomi wont make it available when its finally released

  • Battery usually lasts over one day, i am moderate user, 2 to 3 hours youtube streaming, about 2 hours browsing, email check, google map etc. I will probably end up with 40 to 30% charge at the end of the day. I charge the phone in the morning while getting ready for office.. The charging is pretty fast. However, i dont game at all, so for someone who play games, expect that the battery wont last you full day

  • I also want to know this

  • If you want a smaller and more powerful phone get the Mi 8 SE. If you want a bigger phone without the notch get the Note 5

  • Mi8 se is the winner

  • hi GSMArena, can we get battery rating tests for this phone ?

  • Mi 8 se or note 5 pro

  • Mi8 SE of course

  • Mi8 SE or Zenfone 5 ZE620KL ?

  • Never.

  • Does USB-C support external dock-stations VGA/HDMI connection to monitor/TV? Clarifying, I am not talking about Wifi, Direct connection or other wireless connection, but about wired USB-C connection to monitor.

  • Does it have USB OTG ready?

  • does it have USB OTG capability?thanks

  • where is the review

  • ahahhaha lol you're right!

  • Fitted with à Broadcom BCM47755 chip ? As the MI 8

  • Man, i don't know what type of a guy u are but i tell what, being an iPhone fan is one thing but comparing Mi 8 SE's with even iphone 7 plus is nonsense. I don't hav the phone as yet tho but i have used cheaper xiaomi phones e.g mi a1 and it's a better camera phone than iphone 7 plus (this i compared by myself a couple of times). So i see no reason why the mi 8 se will be compared to iphone 5 lol.

  • Bro, it's not because of the camera, it's because of its AI(artificial intelligence) mode. If you want more natural-looking photos, you can easily turn off the AI mode in the camera interface. Thus, you can get a shot with normal saturation and contrast. AI adds lots of saturation and sharpness to photos, and it's kind of a preference issue. Sincerely...

  • Will the Chinese version get MIUI 10 and android 9 update?

  • India release date

  • If I could, I would post an image of camera shot (rear camera) with a lot of light. Photos are somehow "photoshoped" and look terrible. If I knew this, wouldn't have bought it. Iphone 5 has better photos and is 5 years old phone!

  • It is just me, or they are taking a lot of time to ship the mi 8 se? I think I've read that xiaomi didn't expect such high demanding.. but c'mon :( I knew I was going to wait a month or more sigh

  • We need a global version for this...

  • PLEASE do a review on this!

  • pls do a review on this. sd710 might be at 835 level, but more efficient.

  • It's a midrange phone bro. And besides that, it's a phone which is created to bring a good performance and a good camera at a very low price. So, ip68 rating is something nearly impossible for such a low price. And, majority of users don't need any ip rating or water resistant like thing on their phones.

  • NFC?

  • When will global ROM be available on this Mi8 SE?

  • IP68? :/

  • I also expect this information

  • Hi GasmArena! Waiting the battery endurance

  • When can we get the global version of Mi 8se?

  • Hey bro... use usc type C jack converter. Sold separately! Prob solved!

  • check in youtube

  • bro. just buy bluetooth headphone. problem solve.

  • battery score at 7h++ full use. and full charge in 1h 30 minutes.

  • u can see in youtube. full use with gaming, video recording, music play and etc. can use around 7h++ and full recharge in 1&half hour. very impressive

  • u can buy mi 6 with 5.15 display.

  • And how do you propose i will continue watching movie with wired headphones while travelling having 5% battery and 100% charged powerbank? And is it just me or are phones' charging jacks get weary after 1-1.5 yrs with just charging feature and now we have another thing to do on that jack. And i have all these questions with experience. Manufacturers are designing more and more phones which aren't designed to last longer than 2 yrs and they aren't must cheaper either. Their prime objective is to keep selling those phones by these things. No hdphone jack, glass back etc.

  • do a review of this phone pls :)

  • Same

  • it the display of Mi8 SE is all the same as the Mi8? i mean Super Amoled, HDR 10?

  • Disagree with this. You know why? It's one of the fastest-selling phone manufacturer outside China, including other Asia countries like Indonesia

  • You can get it almost anywhere in the world with global ROM (english) from Aliexpress.

  • maybe a review for this phone?

  • xiaomi's biggest problem is they are super slow to reach the market.not easily available.rip xiaomi.sell only in china.

  • Where r you from?

  • Well. I know. But Xiaomi Mi 5c also have it too. Thank you.

  • Banggood is good. Their eu direct never gave me taxes/duties.

  • Best place to buy it for a fair price with no taxes to europe? (I used to buy on gearbest but they don't even have this phone yet..)

  • - Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter available brother

  • Looks, but getting the Mi 8 got more juice in it.

  • Is it just me or Xiaomi Mi 8 SE looks better than Xiaomi Mi 8?

  • I own this phone using in New York city and it works like a charm. All Google works after install, and as camera goes I went from a vivo xplay 6 so it definitely isn't on par there but hopefully future updates can improve camera quality slightly

  • Mi 8 SE is a an allrounder, an excellent screen, good cameras, good battery life, premium design and all that at a very acceptable price. I think if you are looking for a good option in mid-rangers, mi 8 SE is the way to go...

  • So I shouldn't get this if the camera is my priority? are the other differences good enough to consider it even though the camera isn't that good? because it has a good sensor for the primary camera (IMX 363) just a lens that's 1.9 and no OIS. I bet portrait mode wouldn't be as good as the mi note 3. But the screen is so much better I might still get it. I'm really confused.

  • Which one should i go for mi 8 se, mi 6x or redmi 6 pro ?

  • no

  • Any one know when this phone will launch in India ?

  • No headphone jack, no card slot, not insterested.

  • Please no. It just improve with ai capability in auto mode. Note 3 manual = mi 8 se auto

  • Mi 6x or mi 8 se ?

  • please help me. which date to India lunched & which online to sales this product

  • I have a mi note 3, should I upgrade to this? (Camera is a priority)

  • Great phone. Waiting to buy one for the right price :)

  • I will buy only if it comes with additional storage options.

  • Sorry but no. It has a infrared sensor, but no NFC sensor. Instead, MI 8 has NFC but no infrared sensor.

  • In system settings, there is option for you to choose if you want to hide the notch. If so, then the screen will be like a normal 5.8 inch 18:9 display then. Only time/signal/battery will be displayed on the top. You need to drop down the quick access bar to see more status info.

  • Yes it is easy. I own a MI 8 SE unrooted. I have installed google framework/services/play with its integrated App Market by installing a Youtube. Then it automatically installed every dependency it needs to run Youtube.

  • Mi 8 SE has better chipset, cameras and display. In fact, it has the same sensor as Mi 8.

  • Hope storage should also increase to 128gb

  • If 6gb 128gb storage is available it will rule the mid range segment

  • It may be missing 4G band 20 (according to the specs in Hopefully international release will add this band.

  • Please Explain Which camera is better between Xiaomi MI 6X, MI 8 SE......? And Why......?

  • I heard that google play store can not be installed on this phone. Is this true? I want to buy this phone

  • India launch to be in July. Expected price 18500 rupees

  • Ok no micro SD card slot, no radio, fine but also no 3.5mm headphone jack and NFC and the notch so huge. Can we hide notch? And if we hide the notch, then how many inches of the screen will we got?

  • How to hide the notch?

  • This phone should have NFC

  • About 5.75 or 5.8

  • Yes it's support 240 fps video@720

  • If we hide the notch, then how many inch of the screen will we got.

  • Xiaomi's best phone. I would definitely like to buy .. but when is the launch in India

  • Is it global or chinese variant???

  • ok no 3.5mm, no radio, no microsd, fine...but seriously no nfc??

  • It's support USB 2.0 / 3.0/ 3.1? Can I attached my monitor via usb type-C?

  • The best midranger on the market for sure. I only would reccomend to buy.

  • I dislike notches, but if it retails at $280 and has the snapdragon 710, i'm in for two

  • do support 720p@240 fps in slow-motion video recording? please answer this question

  • They could've at least made the notch smaller though...

  • Xiaomi Mi 8 SE (280$) Here you go, just waiy Global version :)

  • My next phone, just waiting Global version. It would be even better midrange phone without that ugly notch :(

  • Because of the trendsetter, Apple.

  • Lol. One plus 6 has enough endurance. Moreover they are high performing and bigger screen mobiles. You can expect even better endurance than one plus 6. Around 80h. Official website states you can play multiple games for about 7hrs. That's battery champ. Reviews show it charges to 50 percent in 30 mins. 100 percent in 1 hour 10 mins . I will buy this phone for Performance, Battery,Camera, form factor,weight,screen to body ratio. I don't like the design though.

  • How is adreno 616 performance? The gpu just turned me off from this phone Also no fm and jack

  • Almost perfect phone but no fm jack , big notch and small bettery compared to redmi note series. Waiting for max 3

  • When will the global version (not chinese only) be launched?

  • Do you know which specs will Xiaomi Mi8 WP have?

  • Yes it does, but as far as I know the Black bar that forms the notification bar extends further down than the notch, making it lool quite weird. I would advise you to further investigate this if the notch is a big concern to you.

  • No sdcard slot and no 3.5mm jack! Okey i'll buy some adapter for you! Stiill the best phone in It's pricerange!

  • First make (ugly) Notches! Then make an option to hide these! Why to make these Notches?

  • yes it has hiding notch option. saw in a youtube video

  • Anybody knows will Xiaomi make a hide the notch option like Nokia x6?

  • after june 8, gonne be called as mi 8i

  • When it will be launched in INDIA ?

  • Hey xiaomi, launch mi pods.

  • lets hope they will contiue SE series models, dont wait for your note 3 to die, change it as soon as mi8 se becomes available, it's gonna be worth the upgrade

  • I know, lets wait for the endurance rating of this mi8 SE from gsmarena then we'll see how efficient this is 710 and how optimized the miumi 10 is.

  • This is a great value phone and I hope Xiaomi will continue this SE series like this in the future, and this series phone will be my phone in version Mi 10 SE or Mi 11 SE when my Mi Note 3 dies! Only if battery could be a bit bigger it would be incredible. Great job Xiaomi!

  • Do you know that 710 is build on 10nm node process and 660 is build on older 14nm? That gurantees itself more energy saving. 835 and 845 are both on 10nm so difference is not much, given the fact the latter one has higher clocks etc.

  • M not comparing 710 to 835 and 845. m comparing 710 to 660 and other counterparts. I just gave you an example that 845 is more efficient than 835 in papers, but in real usage that happened on 5T and oneplus 6, the efficiency of 845 is not enough for it's larger display. just wait for the battery review and you will understand what Im saying.

  • Are you for real? Sd710 is way more efficient and energy saving one. Lower clock speed, lower gpu and lower screen size. Huge difference.

  • but do they have type C? SD 710? AC modem? Super Amoled? it doesnt mean a cheaper phone can do it, more expensive phones will do it! It is what it is. Read the complete specs detail and compare it so you would understand and of course something will be cut off.

  • Then just dream on until your lifetime

  • thanks for the false reassurance. Check the battery review of Oneplus 5t and Oneplus 6. Did the 10nmn SD 845 show enough efficiency for it's larger display? Advertised Efficiency are theoretical, so the best way to prove the performance of these new techs are to read reviews.

  • hdr 20 is 2b

  • Adreno 616 is said to be slightly weaker than adreno 540 so If it is true as we saw Kirin 970 benchmarks and it was also slightly behind adreno 540 in term of GPU so I think G71-MP12 and Adreno 616 should be nearly the same in term of performance but we have to wait and see. and don't forget Kirin 970 is for high end devices but xiaomi has used Adreno 616 in a mid range one so if they come nearly the same then we have a winner :D

  • What is 4th qtr bro

  • Hope this phone comes within 20k rupees in india for 4gb varient.. full hd super amoled screen within 20k will be steal..

  • NO. do u even read the specs? Wait for mi 8 WP, it will be released around 4th qtr.

  • it has always off screen.

  • "But what about others who are important in the country?" I dont think they will even think of buying Xiaomi. Most likely they will go for Apple or Samsung. coz they got the money! they dont think of specs in details!

  • I feel you

  • after June 8

  • When is it launching in India ! Waiting eagerly

  • Xiaomi used to do such strategy, like launching Mi 3 with spectacular specs at the time (MSM8974AB, 2G/16G, pretty decent camera and adequate 3080mAh battery) for just USD240 (USD300 then discounted by 20%). Don't even shocked if Xiaomi tries to use this strategy again. Nevertheless, it's online store price. Offline store prices would be obviously higher (by a margin of at least 10%)

  • ₹20k approximate price

  • I can't think of a reason not to include OIS in all phones. It shouldn't add that much to the price.

  • MiA1 with 3040mha battery & able to last 1 full day on heavy usage & it run on 14nm chips, I don't see Mi8SE has any issue since is 10nm chips & a smaller 18:9 screen.

  • is it already released in china?

  • the downside is the battery, even if you say its 10nm chip with S AMOLED display still 5.8 screen size and not every time you have black display. im sure playing games will gonna drain its battery real fast. put atleast 3400 on 5.5screen

  • your opnion is hilarious, there is no haha react option so had to write.

  • When launch in europe???

  • Source please?

  • How is adreno 616 Compared mali g72-mp12 ?

  • Mi8 SE will not launch in India.Only the regular Mi8 will be launched here.

  • It is about bringing me into India, how many will come price, with all custom tex, Please tell me, I waiting India launching confrom date

  • its thicker than one plus 5t. Wider as well compared to nokia x6 or honor 10. Not perfect. But ya good.

  • 7.5mm is thick? and it is less than half a mm wider than the iphone x...

  • Its very weird that u yet to understand about xiaomi phones.Asus even oppo also made to follow the path which laid by xiaomi. In india we as customers are enjoying the competitive prices in buying phones.This is only due to xiaomi. As u said if Mi phones are less worthy why other brands are reducing their prices despite higher specifications.These people are working hard bro.their margins are less.customers benefiting. Recently they launched MIUI10 with great design and features.After buying a phone also they are in touch with you. But only one thing bothers me.....that these Chinese are any way sending our data to their servers.As a common man it wont affect me...But what about others who are important in the country?

  • Wait about 3-4month...then u can hope

  • The phone looks wide and thick. spoiling one hand usage.

  • battery will last longer thanks to super amoled display

  • On xiaomi site it says that it has NFC

  • no NFC?

  • Source?

  • Dont worry about battery guys. It will perform like its 4000 thanks to 10nm soc and new cores.

  • Ur wrong bruh xiaomi just take low profit on each their smartphone n no advertising, artist or anything to promote their brand ..that y their smartphone cheaper than competitors.. Now Asus follow xiaomi footstep to their marketing too

  • lol an sd 710 processor plus a superamoled in a smartphone at 300 $?? No wayyy... even the sd 660 smartphone is not 300 $ on the beginning.. maybe youre trying to say those sd 636 phone have the feature like bigger storage, battery and jack like what you trying to say.. but not on sd 710 phone unless they cut some features like this one to make it cheaper...

  • Release date in Europe?

  • Is there any possibility In Bangladesh ?

  • Mi 8 SE will not be launched.They will launch the regular Mi8 however and as of now I don't have any updates regarding the Mi8 Explorer Edition.

  • For all those wondering whether the #Mi8SE will be launched in India or not,the answer is a big no!

  • when in india

  • Yes

  • Which one? MI 8 SE???

  • HDR10 is 1B Color not 16M

  • It's not going to launch in India.

  • dream mobile- hd superamoled display, latest mid range processor, bezel less design, and at low cost

  • release date in india?

  • Low end phones can have a micro SD card slot and a 3.5 mm jack and still be under 300 $

  • Does it have face unlock?

  • notch haters lisson a notch is better then a full bezel so why u hate notch if u don't want notch then go for a phone like iphone 8 or pixel etc. ,

  • Nope, its just that the technology is much more expensive. in-cell, on-cell, and out of cell technologies are available to every one

  • What happened to LTE Band 20? It has become available on the latest Xiaomi models (including the Mi8) but on MI8 SE it's gone again...

  • Its not something new a lot of notched phones have that. p20 pro from Huawei brought that idea. many other manufacturers like LG, Asus, One plus etc. did the same via software.

  • It's almost same as Mi6X aka MiA2. Its has better display with Amoled and SD710. But, why no NFC? Why Xiaomi? Why?

  • how about straight gameplay of hd games how many hours does it take is it overheating :(

  • No SD Card, no Band 20, not going to buy it. So sad

  • Does it have 2160 recorded at 60fps? I thought that 710 snap has limit to 30 at 4k.

  • is botton borderless patented by apple?

  • there are many keypad on play store u can use

  • to all of us notch haters, i believe & read there is an option to hide it :) in miui 10.. hurrah!! good that it is possible software wise, im quite ok now buying this bang for the buck phone.

  • Dude look inside nocth. how many sensor ?

  • I have 3 phone of xiaomi and the mst i hate is keypad. Worst keypad in the world.

  • nani the F is with that Firetrucking notch? Firetrucking copycat rip off yeah but it's a good rip off anyway so I'm confused

  • The Device looks lit af.

  • Because it costs less than $300 ? It makes much more sense for mid rangers and low-end phones to cut features than it is for premium devices, but since we live in a world where people care more about the bling and status its kind of the opposite.

  • Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

  • Does it have OTG?

  • Why Xiaomi mi 8 all version cannot giving me Shit Like External Sd Card Slot and 3.5mm jack :@

  • why there is no NFC?

  • Does it have always on screen ?

  • If you have to put a notch, at least make it smaller like Huawei or Oneplus. Are they thinking, iPhone has a bigger, ugly notch, so we should too!?!

  • You should buy the mi 8 se because it has latest snapdragon 710.

  • Because MIX design will always for MIX series.

  • Nokia x6 has alomost the same specification as note 5 ai/pro except usb type-c. It has a smaller battery. Though its prise is around $80 higer than note 5.

  • It has IR blaster but not NFC :( Why are u doing this Xiaomi

  • Does it have infrared sensor and use 3d facial technology like in mi 8 and explorer edition. And is there by any chance will this phone come in 128gb varient.

  • Mi 8 SE > Nokia X6 >> P10 lite

  • NFC + IR Blaster version please

  • Thank you and i will make my own brand of smartphones and it goes buy the name mind your own shit smartphone isit cool with you or you want me 2 changit 4 u ?

  • Meanwhile. Still waiting for that 80%+ screen area 4.7 or even 5 inch phone. Last one that comes to mind is the xz2 compact but that's almost 13mm T H I C C.

  • Is it waterproof like the Mi8?

  • again, like i said, im not a fan of the square-ish design of this. im an average gamer btw and i dont install intensive graphic games. so, assuming that the price point of these 3 are slightly the same, im still thinking of which one to pick. Nokia x6 Mi 8 SE P20 lite note that im ok with below 6 inch screen.

  • Notch? Why xiaomi copied iphone x rather than mi mix design?

  • September End(If they decide to launch it in India)

  • Only 64 gb storage. Are you kidding. Make that at least 128 gb like the mi 6x. I would need an SD card slot if the phone had only 64 gb storage. With 128 gb I would still have 64 gb left. (Almost full 32gb SD card and 30 gb of internal storage) :/

  • What!! HDR10 display at this (!) Price! Only if wasn't miui, my latest and greatest Redmi has the worst possible after sales support.

  • thats wright. for snap 710&6G Ram ,video recording tape for Slow-motion must needed 720p@240fps

  • please Xiaomi, Add a OIS in Primary camera and Add Video recording 720p@240fps. two items are very important.

  • :( No band 20 in SE one, and fkn tablet mi8 have band 20....

  • Android 8.1 so treble is in place, updates would be there

  • Hope they won't race with tv size like 32 inch 43 inch lol

  • I think the trend of phones having 5.5', 5' or even lesser display size has gone. now due to the new aspect ratio, affordable means 5.8' and flagship size goes to more than 6'.

  • P20 lite? Are you kidding? It can't even come closer to the Mi 8SE

  • Mi 8 SE MUST have Android One !! for fast updates !!

  • oh c'mon. and if it was running stock android users will just flash stock rom. whats the point?

  • Why only bigger screen phones have good specs? I really would like a compact phone with midrange specs esp from xiaomi.

  • torn between this and p20lite. the only thing im cringing on this is the square-ish design...

  • If you don't like it, then don't buy i. Nobody forces you to do so, you're not a loss if you don't buy it. Make your own smartphone company and make your own smartphone.

  • When launch in india and when fake flash sale

  • still better value for money

  • Does it have multi colour led notification? I know it's doesn't have gimmick 3d face lock think.

  • Nobody knows Essential ,forget about coping Essential. Nowadays every phone looks same to me. And what about face lock it's part of android for 4-5 year,but only got attention after iphone X!

  • Pure android is a gimmick

  • It doesnt even have 3.5 headphone jack ,forget about fm radio.

  • It's not even started selling. Wait for a month for full review.

  • this model will be shipped in massive quantity,,,,

  • 100% agree. I like android one, wish there were more good phones there!

  • does it have FM RADIO ??

  • 100% agree. I like android one, wish there were more good phones there!

  • How is the audio qualitty guys better than j5 2017? Pls reply.

  • I hate the notche please stop it

  • Where is FM radio? It is important!

  • God, I really want an Android One phone with an AI chipset like this

  • We can hope it but i don't think xiaomi will do it .But this phone is comes with miui 10 which is more fluid and customizable .

  • If you hide the notch, top bezel looks bigger than one on chin.

  • This is amazing, except it comes with MIUI. If it was an Android One phone, it would be perfect.

  • in main camera : NO OIS , why? its very important. is video recording 720p@240fps support? its very important. 3120 mAh is low battery capacity for 5.88 inch Amoled display.

  • Totally, its 4000 for 14nm soc. Also a55 cores are more efficiant.

  • 3120mAh is enough for 10nm soc

  • Gorilla glass 3 is some splash resistance right?

  • china version already had those band supported, not limited to global

  • who say no lte band, its stated in official site with lte band 1~5, band 7~8, band 12, band 17 & band 20 support, as well as lte b41 frequency 4x4 mimo

  • unless you want a rounded phone , this is how all phone looks as of now

  • I doubt it will have any kind of water resistance for that amount of money.

  • apple copied the Essential phone, so what you should be saying is shame on Xiaomi for copying Apple that copied Essential.

  • For 280 it's a beast in every except .

  • Wow nice phone! 10nm soc, well done, whats price and global avaiability?. Is it splash proof?

  • Price is 280$=18k₹

  • Apple copied it from another phone, so whats wrong with copying the copycat?

  • Yes it does look nice, guess I will ignore the notch just for the sake of it. Overall Design is perfect! Can't wait to see it in EU.

  • No Radio, no SD card slot, no NFC.

  • it supports 15 LTE bands, i think gsmarena have just put down the chinese bands for starters

  • Xiaomi YaY this phone is really astonishng marvelous outstanding just love it.

  • Man its a dual sim hybryd sim so there will be card slt for sure. But 64GB is more than enough trust me.

  • Yes and lets celebrate to that. No jack no problem. YaaaaaY Jack is gone finalyyyyyyyyyyyyy :-)

  • Shame all copy Motorola the only true mobile phone on the market rest came from daytona made by Martin Coopor Co-Founder of Motorola.

  • I head between 250-270 eur maybe less.

  • can´t wait for the Global Version, Xiaomi rocks

  • is it that much difficult to put the camera in the middle??????? side camera position looks horrible... at least it is horrible for me...

  • This is an almost perfect phone for me, considering the price they even managed to put a super amoled screen in there, this is such an amazing value! I'm so buying it :D

  • And of course the best phone of the 3 released is China only with no lte bands...

  • No Sd card slot

  • Xiaomi, why not.add the Global edition with Bands 4 and 20?

  • Headphone jack is gone for ever!

  • No Band 20 LTE right?

  • price under 300€ in europe they say

  • great phone! $280 super amoled ! awsone!

  • Notch is not iphone invention Apple also copied from essential phone.

  • when it is going to launch in india

  • ¥1799 (~$280) for 4+64gb and ¥1999 (~$310) for 6+64gb

  • It's a shameless (or shameful whichever way you look at it) copy of the iPhone X but the subtle differences like the less rounded corners, make this Mi 8 SE much better looking IMO. Lovely looking phone and supreme specs for the retail price.

  • I like the size of the phone, shame they had to copy apple's notch so much..

  • price ?