Product
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Mi 8
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
Battery
Charging 18W wired, QC4 18W wired, QC4
Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series) Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Dimensions 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C
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, DLNA
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Resolution 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density)
Size 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 Super AMOLED, HDR10
Features
Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Launch
Announced 2018, May. Released 2018, June 2018, May. Released 2018, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Features Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 720p@960fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps, 720p@960fps
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 -
Misc
Colors Black, Blue, White, Gold Black (transparent back)
Models M1803E1A -
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.66 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)     -
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 86h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.086 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker -29.1 LUFS (Average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 217298 (v7), 341687 (v8) GeekBench: 8494 (v4.4), 2002 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 630
OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12 Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12
Selfie camera
Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes