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[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XLNCDK:
I felt in love with Xiaomi brand since march 2017 when I got Mi MAX prime.

Unfortunately on fifth or sixth charging stuck on 70%, and after that, at list twice a year happens same think!

That is not all, when the device turns off and I plug it in shows 7% or 17% or 4% I turn it on let it drain and charge it again when is 0%

I thought was my bad luck, and continued to buy Xiaomi products ... selfie bluetooth stick, handsfree ear, even roller pens.

Last year I got MI 8 and I loved it until last month when ... :( turned off and when I pluged it i showed 30% THIRTY.

Am I so UNLUCKY????
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] gamerOfDevelopers:
500 stars. I had it for 13 YEARS. Still ain't malfunctioning. I don't know, my luck stat exceeds 100.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're a power user. Can the Xiaomi Mi 8 keep up? Rate this thread to express how "healthy" the development scene is for the Xiaomi Mi 8. A higher rating indicates available root methods, kernels, and custom ROMs.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] krugerbud:
Would they release the source code already!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] gugugrp:
They just released the Sirius source code, now the Dipper is missing.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Would you say that the Xiaomi Mi 8 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Xiaomi Mi 8 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] biohax:
love it, brings everything you will need
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
OMG! Kim K posted another selfie with tons of cleavage! Rate this thread to express how quickly apps launch on the Xiaomi Mi 8. A higher rating indicates that even the most intensive apps launch quickly and without hesitation, even if they are no longer in RAM.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Xiaomi Mi 8 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Xiaomi Mi 8 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] denzel09:
I am on Global dev 8.12.20 and i think that multitasking can be really better. I have all battery optimizations turned off but still after some time i see many apps disappear from recent apps.

I hope will be better soon.

For example Spotify is often closed..
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones exhibit choppy scrolling, especially when navigating long web pages when multiple apps are running in the background. Rate this thread to express how you smooth scrolling feels on the Xiaomi Mi 8 under such conditions. A higher rating indicates that scrolling is always buttery smooth, even when you're reading a 10,000 word article on "how to kiss a girl".

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Xiaomi Mi 8 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] tsongming:
I am not dealing with any heat issues at idle the battery averages around 84F and the Cores average 104 per Ex Kernel Manager. I am not a huge gamer but I play a couple and with extensive use I haven't seen the battery temp go above 104F and haven't seen the Cores go above 130F
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the Xiaomi Mi 8's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] JoVo008:
I voted *** - that is for the stock software. With Gcam I'd give 4-5*.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Nikka93:
With Gcam the pic quality is great in low light
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] closet410:
Anyone know of any program taht will allow you to view your music (album art, etc.) similiar to what you get on the iphone? i like how you can use your finger and just "flip" through your music.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Wilhelm:
PocketPlayer has a music browser with flick scrolling like the iPhone but no coverflow.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] romualdrichard:
S2P... SLide 2 play :) try to search it ;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] closet410:
found both

have to try both pieces of software. thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] dyetheskin:
htc audio manager
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the Xiaomi Mi 8 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] catalindobre:
I don't get it, several persons got the device, but no feedback about the camera until now!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] xristos9:
Camera is more than good.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] moarfish:
The shutter speed is too slow in auto mode indoor. It always use 1/17 speed instead of 1/50 and shooting photos with person inside always comes blur and unclear. I have to switch to manual mode and adjust the shutter speed to 1/60 to solve the problem.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] cirrus888:
Mi 8 2x zoom by Kin Ho, on Flickr

Top is unprocessed.

It is very sharp when taking landscapes including the zoom lens. The main problem I have is that it is too slow, unresponsive, there's at least a second wait before you can take the next picture. Photo options including the manual options are also lacking compared with a Samsung phone.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Ryan_OY:
All unprocessed
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] catalindobre:
How's the focusing on moving targets in different lighting conditions? I want to buy it, but only thing keeping me buying it is the poor camera performance on moving targets in other than bright light conditions. I've read about this in different sources.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
Have you read the Test of DXO Mark? Its really a very detailed Test of the Cameras:

I am not able to post Links here, so search on Google please for Xiami Mi 8 DXOMark
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] catalindobre:
I've read every potential review including DXO's, what is concerning me is that I understood that during not optimal daylight the shutter speed is significantly reduced which brings bad pictures. And the camera works very good on fixed targets, not that good on moving ones.

I want to know owner's, not reviewers experience with the their devices.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
Ah Ok, now I understand. So I own a Mi8 and i really love to take pictures with Smartphone.

So when photographing moving persons in bad light conditions, you want them to look sharp and not blurry.

For me the pictures in bad light conditions are to bright an dont look natural like it is. and moving persons are kind of blurry.

Maybe the shutter is really slow. But there is a manual mode,

that i want to try next days. I will play with the shutter speed, to see whats the matter of the bright photos in bad light conditions.

I installed the gcam for testing,too.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] giannisgr41:
wich version of gcam?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
The gcam from arnova for the OP6. Found here on xda

The file is named defcomg-fix_OP6v0.3_MGC_5.1.018_FINAL_3.4A
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] giannisgr41:
i will test also

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defcomg-fix_OP6v0.3_MGC_5.1.018_FINAL_3.4A

works with 8.7.19 rom by xiaomi.eu bit cant choose any model because app is freezing.more test needed.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] gogozhang:
hi，huster！
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] cirrus888:
Taking pictures of moving subjects in the dark will always be blurry and this is what happens with every camera phone. Is it less blurry than other phones? Blurry is blurry doesn't matter if it's less or more.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] karaya:
I found the miui camera app really prefer to drop the shutter speed down to 1/33 sec or below instead of rising ISO to keep the exposure in low light. It produces noise free images for static objects (with the OIS it can effectively stabilize the hand shaking for these slow speeds) - but it is not ideal for humans, where a small movement of head or eye can make the moving parts blurry. Even more prominent when the portrait (2x) lens is choosen: due to only F2.4 aperture, no OIS and easier to shake with the longer focal length. You need plenty of light for the portrait shots with "depth" effect.

For such a portrait shot in the shade or indoor I usually fix the shutter speed to 1/125th or higher. This forces the app to rise the ISO, it can create more noise, but eliminates the motion blur. Unfortunately the app does not offer the "Portrait" effect in Manual mode.

An option for the lowest preferred shutter speed would be very useful.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
Yesterday I made some Shots at night and i am not very happy with the quality. Dark Surfaces in the Background have much noise.

Will try another Camera App, as long as waiting for the Gcam working with Mi8.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Ryan_OY:
Maybe a stable version of gcam mod for mi8 will come along with Pixel3
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Jeik:
Does anyone know a working Gcam version for the SE?

I did try the versions that work on the Mi8 but they all have the "camera failure" issue.

Also, I noticed that all the versions after late May seem to be broken on the SE.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
Noise Level too high

My Last testing shows that the Mi8 Camera not slower down the shutter too much, but raise the ISO Level as well.

Taking Pictures Indoor at daylight, show high Noise level on Black and other Dark colors.

Setting the Iso level fix at 200 Iso, the black is black without Noise. After testing with the other Isos I could agree that the cam uses

at Indoor an Iso of 800, which is too much. It brighten the Picture and give me to much noise.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] karaya:
what was the shutter speed for that iso800 picture?

If your problem is the unnatural bright pictures taken in dark conditions then It could be the typical exposure measurement of every camera system, they exposure for the middle gray tonality in lightness. That's where you need to use exposure compensation manually. Tone down for the dark themes and compensate up for skiing to prevent gray snow. I use the touch then drag down/up feature for that in miui camera app.

Besides the noise limitation of tiny sensors which almost every phone has - I found the picture quality excellent. The camera app could use some improvements though, my wish list: electronic IS for 4K video, better audio quality for video, the mentioned avoid slow shutter speeds for "portrait" mode.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
For the picture the shutter speed was 1/100 on 2187 iso !!!! Indoor with daylight. As i manually set iso to 100 the shutter was set to 1/33. And the picture looks better. Everything over 800 iso is too much because of the noise IMO. The automatic mode with a quick shot is not useable. Hope to find another camera app with better automatic mode.

Edit: I took some photos with setting the exposure darker after the focussing, and the picture looks better. And in Settings when I set Contrast to "lower" and Auto Exposure to " Spot mesuring" the picture looks better too.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] g104:
Did you try Google Camera or Open Camera or Cameringo+ Effects Camera?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] bassbounce:
Photo's are absolutely amazing on miui 10 ! Same or better quality than my old S8!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] nighthawk696969:
Hi, i currently own the Samsung S8. Do you think that the Mi8 is a decent upgrade?

How does the display, camera and speakers compare between theese two ?

Thanks for your time!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] bassbounce:
The S8 have my girlfriend now, I don't know what is better it is really personal the battery is for sure better and the Xiaomi is faster and I like the gestures.

I like the Xiaomi, but the s8 plus was the best Samsung I ever had.

Xiaomi comes close these days to Samsung in terms of display quality and overall quality.

The always on display of the Samsung is better but Xiaomi will develop the always on display over time.

Dxomark write the camera is better on the Xiaomi Mi 8.

I had also the Oneplus 6 but this Mi 8 destroys the Oneplus 6 in battery life, haptic feedback, sound, and overal design of the ui.

I sold the Oneplus 6 because of this fantastic phone.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] jerrefurtor:
Here are some sample shots of mine:

https://imgur.com/gallery/4XkrzHk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] nighthawk696969:
Yes that's the way i feel about the oneplus 6 as well. Great software mediocre hardware.

The only thing that keeps me from buying the mi8 is the lack of custom rom development (hope the kernel sources will change that).

I really like my s8 as well, dual speaker mod makes this phone a beast and gcam improves it's camera a lot! Battery for me is good. Sadly i broke the screen on it on a Small spot :(

What about the MI8's speakers? How do they compare?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] bassbounce:
[MENTION=4717736]nighthawk696969[/MENTION]

The speaker of the Mi 8 is oké, compared to the s8 it have slightly less lower tones, but it is oké.

I think the development will start after a while, it will launch in Europe in August so over time we will get custom roms when more country s got official launch of the Mi 8 and after the kernel sources is released.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] santo80s:
for install Google AR

MIUI 10.8.7.26

1. install Magisk

2. Magisk Module Mi 6 all in one with rounded corners v1.5 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1D1...KdrNt_BztnMn4A

2. Google Camera https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iJu...ew?usp=sharing

3. Download AR sticker in Google Play

4. Screen shoot https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zsR...ew?usp=sharing
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] giannisgr41:
none link works
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Superbia:
Interesting you would say that. I have an Oneplus 6 red and a mi 8 and I get near identical battery life which is quite bad to begin with when I to go work and quite fantastic but similar still when on freetime. I am starting to suspect the congested cell networks downtown makes the phones switch too often and that is giving the horrible battery life.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] puding22:
Hy everyone

I got chineese version mi8 and how to get miui 10

Also can they switch portrait mode to regular lens because secondary is too close
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] aktentasche:
I am on xiami.eu 8.8.9 and I am not happy about sharpness and noise in auto mode and the built-in camera. Hoping this will be fixed by software.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] puding22:
I am on 9.5.11.0 photos are good really.

I guess on 10 will be even better

You are stuck on really old one
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] tipu2185:
I have moved from samsung galaxy S7 edge to mi 8. For me pictures lack details when zoomed in and also there is a lot of noise. Am I the only one or it is same for everyone ?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
I am on MIUI 10 8.8.16 and the camera Quality is not good. I lot of noise because of high iso levels.

I think i will go back to the global stable , hope to get some better fotos and videos.

Still waiting for a good Gcam Mod...
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] aktentasche:
Yes, see my post above.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] onesky:
Photos are washed out

I come from the Mi5 and they look far better as colors and details.

So i had to increase saturation and contrast.

Full hd videos at 30fps are too much cropped, while full hd videos at 120 fps are less cropped but with unstable exposition. I am waiting for the next upgrade..
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] morfei1:
Global or Chaina/xiaomi.eu?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] TEAM17:
I'm on the stable version, MIUI 9.6. I noticed that the photo taken in the dark with the flash on are what we can call a "disaster".
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] morfei1:
I bought my mi 8 with Global 9.5.13.0 , and the pics were ugly, imo. I updated to 9.6.3.0 nothing changed. I saw pics made with Chaina ROM and they were very good, imo. Then I decieded to go with the xiaomi.eu 8.8.16, now I'm with 8.8.24 and my pics look good. I'll never go with global again.

Pics made with Xiaomi mi 8 with Chaina ROM

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1ma7DW7vVfPRWia7ev07gN0AEvbnV0qke

Pics made with my mi 8 xiaomi.eu 8.8.16

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1Zr-Ph60klFYeDb7YcdT5XNlABV1UXtVM

Pics made with the MiUI 9 global stable are so bad, I don't want to show you :D
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
I made the opposite Experience. I was on china beta MIUI10 and the pics were blurry and noisy on low light.

I decided to go to global stable MIUI9.6 and now its not perfect but mostly OK.

I dont know how xiaomi could earn the good score of dxo Mark. I bought this device because of the good Camera.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] morfei1:
Yeah, I also bought this phone because of the camera and the good results in dxo review. I received it with global and I was very disappointed with the real results then I started to investigate the problem. There was a problem with the camera also in the Chaina ROM at first, but soon after that they fixed it, so it depends which version your mi 8 came with.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Grana_10:
After investigating a bit, I've seen that, when using the miui camera's auto, the phone does not take photos at slower speeds than 1 / 13s, and instead of shooting at 1 / 10s or more exposure, opts to pull ISO, reaching up to 102400, which makes a lot of grain.

All this generates horrible photos at night when the phone could take much better pictures.

In theory, the reason why it does not exceed 1 / 13s is because otherwise the photos would be blurry, but the optical stabilizer that has it, works well enough to be able to shoot photos up to 1s of exposure without the photo being trepidated or blurry (if you have a good pulse). This allows to lower the ISO to 800,1600 or 3200, which are much more normal figures.

This happens in all Miui ROMs and in all Xiaomi's phones, but, for example, the Huawei Mate 10 can shoot in auto at 1/7s, while any Xiaomi phone can.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] catalindobre:
solution? buying another phone or dreaming of a full functional Google Camera?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] magnum2323:
I noticed the same. So i was playing around with the manual mode .. Setting the shutter speed to 1/2 sec or 1 s and then i noticed that my fotos coming unsharp . To me it seems that the OIS is not working. But when enabled AI shooting the same picture it says Night Mode, then the picture has a lot of details and is very sharp but very bright and noisy, too.

So at the End i gave up, hoping for a gcam Mod that works. My LG G6 shoots much better pictures in Low light. With G6 i was able to shoot with 1sec without getting unsharp.

Only the selfie Cam on MI8 is better than on G6.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Grana_10:
You have not understand my text. I'm saying that, because the OIS works so well, the shutter speed(in auto) could be incremented to 1/2s, because the limit now is 1/13s. I prefer taken the pictures in manual with 1/2s exposition rather than 1/13s in auto and a lot of ISO. The AI mode sucks.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] onesky:
i think the OIS is not so reliable as in the past, that's why they need to crop so much the full hd videos too... (to use the EIS)
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] benjaconb:
So, if I have the global version should they fix the problem of the camera later? I have MIUI 9.6.4 Stable
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] daniyal62:
i am on china beta rom version miui_MI8_8.8.24

images quality are very good

when i take picture with HDR on in day light photos are really sharp and without noise

HDR make photos even sharper

but in low light must turn off HDR to take sharper image

as far as i know image quality could be different from rom to rom

mi8 take better pictures than oneplus 6

i never had oneplus 6 but i saw camera samples
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Flash-User:
I've done a comparison between the Xiaomi MI8 & Huawei P20 Pro

Settings all AUTO and just Point and Shoot, both AI features were enabled.

For my opinion the Xiaomi MI8 takes more color-realistic images even in the sky on sunset Xiaomis color is more accurate than Huawei's unrealistic "sunset overdrive"

https://photos.app.goo.gl/zmvYbnuxSZvsnhVAA
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] krepsz:
Im not so satisfied with photo quality. My old HTC 10 did better pictures like the Mi8. I hope they can fix the Camera, cos the sensor should make better shots.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] val5:
Anyone know how wide is the main camera compare to wide lens lgg6 125°?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Malle355:
On which Rom you are? If ure using the original global rom then the camera is pretty bad. Just use the xiaomi.eu rom and the Camera will be much better. Thats cause the xiaomi.eu rom is using the camera files from the china rom. DxOMark was also using the china rom for the tests and also with a much better result then on the original global rom. Just try it and you will see the difference. I am pretty statisfied with the quality of the photos. Before I've got an HTC U11 this also took pretty great pics but not as great as the Mi 8.

Here's the link for the xiaomi.eu Rom.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] krepsz:
Ok, thanks. Yesterday i already flashed the Eu rom. Looks pretty good! Works great and pics looks better.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] youngchaos:
Do you mind if i copy your msg into bug-report on Miui? If you want you can partecipate directly at this link: http://en.miui.com/thread-3871515-1-1.html

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Mi8 might have better colors like you said, but, my God, look details. P20 pro is outstanding. Mi8 could be a lot better.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Flash-User:
Someone called it detail, someother called it simple .... mmmmhhhhh "oversharpening"
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] youngchaos:
I've opened your photos at 100% on my computer and seems more detailed to me.. but meh.. let's see.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] _katho_:
Extreme PP and oversharpening on P20.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] youngchaos:
I've investigated more your point of view and indeed Auto-Mode sucks. Look my comparison on 100% crop images.

[IMG="Mi8CameraComparison"]https://i.imgur.com/kOGwIsz.jpg[/IMG]
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] morfei1:
Mi8 - Night pics. Manual mode, no HDR, no AI, no flash, all settings auto, shutter speed 1/2s and 1s.

Mi8 Night Pics - v1
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] youngchaos:
Manual mode works well, but point&shot need to be fixed asap.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] morfei1:
Manual mode, shutter speed 1/2s, 1s, ISO Auto, manual focus in the center of the picture.

Mi8 Night Pics -v2