Product
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Black Shark 2
Xiaomi Black Shark 2
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC4 27W wired
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Dimensions 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 163.6 x 75 x 8.8 mm (6.44 x 2.95 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC Yes No
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Resolution 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Size 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 AMOLED
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2018, May. Released 2018, June 2019, March. Released 2019, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Black, Silver, Blue
Models M1803E1A SKW-H0, SKW-A0
SAR -
SAR EU -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB Noise -90.7dB / Crosstalk -93.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h Endurance rating 93h
Camera Photo / Video Photo / Video
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight) 614 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker -29.1 LUFS (Average) Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 82dB
Performance AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8) GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) AnTuTu: 343460 (v7) GeekBench: 11192 (v4.4) GFXBench: 36fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 640
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, JoyUI 11
Selfie camera
Features - HDR
Single
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers