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[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
Yeah I think somethings changed with recent weekly updates.

This was over last night, no lte mod. Just Xiaomi.eu 9.3.7 + simple kernel 2.7.

Default MIUI network mode TD-SCDMA/gsm/wcdma/lte

10h total runtime, most of it spent dozing over night, 1h SOT.

8% mobile standby
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
*edit 14/03*

no worries if you can't reproduce, there's a rom issue with 9.3.7 - lots of people reporting android / android system battery drains*

*edit 14/03*

Day/night 2 stats of Xiaomi.eu 9.3.7 + Simple Kernel 2.7

This time network mode was at LTE/WCDMA/GSM - the xiaomi.eu default setting.

Lost 6% batter over night - most of it in full doze.

Aggregated Checkin Stats:
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Metric	Value
Screen Off Discharge Rate (%/hr)	2.42 (Discharged: 14%)
Screen On Discharge Rate (%/hr)	15.14 (Discharged: 17%)
Screen On Time	1h7m21.854s
Screen Off Uptime	5h47m36.392s
Userspace Wakelock Time	21m18.86s
Sync Activity	1m41.778s (61 times)
JobScheduler Activity	17m18.523s (472 times)
App Wakeup Alarms	437 times
CPU Usage	1h40m25.392s user time, 1h15m0.358s system time
Kernel Overhead Time	5h26m17.532s
Kernel Wakelocks	5h58m1.341s (133598 times)
Mobile KBs/hr	2012.19
WiFi KBs/hr	28633.21
Total WiFi Scan Activity	4m57.163s (143 times)
Total WiFi Full Lock Activity	2m29.379s
Mobile Active Time	17m46.037s
Signal Scanning Time	2m33.75s
Full Wakelock Time	6m24.49s
Interactive Time	1h7m15.46s
Device Idle Mode Enabled Time	2h55m7.978s
Device Idling Time	3h1m53.189s
Total GPS Use	3m31.667s (18 times)
Wifi Transfer Time	26.406s
Wifi Idle Time	34m5.475s
Bluetooth Power Usage	0.03%/hr, 0.24% total
Bluetooth Transfer Time	19m39.849s
Bluetooth Idle Time	2m26.388s
Camera Use	3m15.195s (18 times)
Modem Transfer Time	46m40.128s
Modem Idle Time	7h37m14.504s

Device's Power Estimates:
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Ranking	Name	Uid	Battery Percentage Consumed
0	SCREEN	0	9.71%
1	com.android.chrome	10254	4.06%
2	ROOT	0	2.46%
3	[b]CELL	0	1.78%[/b]
4	ANDROID_SYSTEM	1000	1.65%

Also figured out my issue with the magisk LTE mod....after flashing it android system keeps active and churning in the back, absolutely ruining battery life.

I thing Xiaomi might have actually improved the baseband/network settings with these last 2 updates. :fingers-crossed:
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] neuTrue:
[MENTION=8861561]najabi[/MENTION]: I had similar though to yours. However as I tend to have low signals most of the time, I'll keep on using this mod for now.

About the display, on my panel (ea8074) only ulps_enabled is on. Had to change the flags for the rest. As I mentioned earliar ulps_suspend_enable supposedly interferes with switching the panels power off (dsi-phy-0_allow_phy_power_off). This mean instead of cutting the power from the panel, it will switch it into an ultra low power mode.

Good thing to hear about the latest MIUI beta. Still using 10.2.2.0.

[MENTION=403772]Stoffl_[/MENTION]: Well, then maybe we can conclude unanimously that this module didn't solve the problem. One more thing, the (2nd mod) shouldn't result in any battery draining, if at all. It consists of 2 scripts that only run once when your phone is starting. Noticed you lost 6% over night which is still too much. Maybe there is an app that drains your battery while sleeping?

Just for your information: my phone is set on LTE/UMTS auto (PRL) and turned off automatic network selection.

Thanks for letting us know about 9.3.7 update. :)

Personally, I have tested this mod and can't decide if it's helping or not. What bugs me, is the randomness of the idle draining. My test results are the following:

The lowest discharge rate was: 0.12%/h (3.99mA) for about 8 hours with a moderate signal strength, data and wifi are off. With wifi on the lowest: 0.20%/h (6.80mA). Tried to keep NFC off, but it keeps turning itself on (maybe related to preferred network type).

Note: the results are totally inconsistent, for example later on had a discharge rate (with wifi on): (0.78~1.83%)/h (26.50~62.08)mA

[B]Duration / Realtime: 40h3m49.136s
Aggregated Checkin Stats:[/B]

Screen Off Discharge Rate (%/hr)	0.41 (Discharged: 12%)
Screen On Discharge Rate (%/hr)	7.63 (Discharged: 80%)
Screen On Time	10h29m14.6s
Screen Off Uptime	48m17.107s
Userspace Wakelock Time	28m42.071s
Sync Activity	1m57.648s (111 times)
JobScheduler Activity	32m24.744s (808 times)
App Wakeup Alarms	568 times
CPU Usage	6h55m48.076s user time, 5h47m42.978s system time
Kernel Overhead Time	19m35.036s
Kernel Wakelocks	20m29.078s (998993 times)
Wakeup Reasons	19m42.191s (2632 times)
WiFi KBs/hr	25141.35
Total WiFi Scan Activity	23m58.994s (338 times)
Total WiFi Full Lock Activity	1m17.758s
Signal Scanning Time	25.951s
Full Wakelock Time	56m7.272s
Interactive Time	10h36m57.952s
Phone Call Time	9m19.66s
Device Idle Mode Enabled Time	24h16m23.816s
Device Idling Time	24h20m55.512s
Wifi Transfer Time	4m4.79s
Wifi Idle Time	1h42m0.81s
Camera Use	1m1.506s (15 times)
Modem Transfer Time	1h48m56.022s
Modem Idle Time	10h3m56.404s

[B]Device's Power Estimates:[/B]
0	SCREEN	0	31.76%
1	org.mozilla.firefox	10186	12.91%
2	ANDROID_SYSTEM	1000	10.00%
3	com.google.android.youtube	10068	9.65%
[B]4	CELL	0	7.76%[/B]
5	com.kiwibrowser.browser	10154	7.15%
6	ROOT	0	4.32%
7	IDLE	0	1.62%
8	PHONE	0	1.05%
9	WIFI	0	0.97%
10	com.whatsapp	10196	0.69%
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
You might be right, the android system battery drain is apparently an issue of 9.3.7.

I thought I had fixed it but apparently it reappeared after 2 days while I was testing the module again.

Android system drain just randomly started while I was testing the magisk mod. Both occasions

So yeah I agree the mod doesn't cause additional software battery drain. Sorry. :)
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] neuTrue:
That's ok, as I found it strange. :p

Not sure if you tried to disable adaptive battery, and revoke the authorization from "Security". Also, I am using XPrivacyLua to restrict many Xiaomi apps from accessing data and sensors which I believe is helping the battery. If you want to further investigate your battery try enabling: "dumpsys batterystats --enable full-wake-history" and examine your consumption with battery historian.

Good luck. :)
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] GoldGanja:
I'm impressed! 7.63 discharge rate when screen on is really good, I usually got about 11. What ROM and kernel are you using? Plus just 7.76 on CELL ... WOW .
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
I'm getting about 4-5% cell standby after full cycles lately. It seems MIUI beta is catching up... I'm on stock kernel lately.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] GoldGanja:
Well this is one hell of a news, actually I'm on stable no root and locked bootloader. I've only debloated it and CELL consumption is really really bad, even with good signal (last 8 hours about 110 mA). Let's hope we catch up with stable soon...
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
I disabled long ago all energy options: Use Adaptive Battery and both scenes. I think they may use more resources than they save...
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] GoldGanja:
I was one of the first finding out that non-interactive scene was consuming more then saving, but it's the only scene in stable rom (are there more in beta?). Adaptive made no changes at all, at least for me.

One thing i noticed is that all the options under Settings, Privacy, Special app access, battery "optimisation" (is written exactly like that) are not taken in any consideration, in fact if you make changes there and reboot all will be reverted and i think this behavior is coming from MIUI optimization in developer options.

I should try to turn it off and see if anything changes...
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] tsongming:
Turning off Miui Optimization, doesn't really change a whole lot except some of the menus will revert to an AOSP format. I installed the latest Mi-Globe developer version of 9.3.14 via the make your own rom page. Honestly it has been fantastic! It has every feature without needing to change regions, Zero ads and I get well over 8 hours SOT. This is my second time trying a Mi-Globe rom, the last one was the "Stable" version and not nearly as good as this developers version.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] sirsandrone:
Hi folks. I post a screenshot and in that you can found an anomalous use of standby cell. I'm on miui 9.6.7 (I was on miui 10 but I tried to downgrade to a try to have less battery drain). What should I do? Thx

No Bluetooth, no gps, internet via WiFi, so no 4g.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
Nothing really....

Hope that they'll completely fix it one day.

It's gotten better with march releases
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] MaxMedia:
I have a problem. That is BLE scanning always on when bluetooth turn off. And BLE scanning off when bluetooth on.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
You have to send screenshots after a long cycle. If you post an hour and not use the phone, it is normal % is high, because battery drop has been low. You need to understand that % is relative.

The only way to measure absolute power drain is to use battery stats rlhistorian graphs and see the line and mAh per hour of cell. System Panel 2 allows you to see this, too.

To me it was, some time ago, in night hour, low usage, about 6mAh per hour of cell minimum activated. WiFi is 1 mAh for comparison.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
WTF... Google Play 66%?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] 00raq00:
On 9.3.21 xiaomi.eu i got same problem ones. After reboot it returns to normal usage.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
Yeah, same. Battery drain was back with a vengeance this morning. :(
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] hobhob:
Awful..

Literally gets worse constantly..

Battery drain sometimes is non existent.. then sometimes its insanely fast.

Got Pixel Experience and now its a million times worse.. ergh.. this phone I regret getting so much..

But then the main rom had this issue..

Seems to just be the phone generally.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Gingernut78:
What I've seen is terrible drain after a battery charge, the CPU seems to stay in an active state after disconnecting it from the charger. A reboot solves this.

On latest EU weekly builds, with the only mod being Magisk and some uninstalled/frozen bloat, I'm getting around two whole days, 3hrs screen on time and everything always enabled minus AOD.

Not the best but in line with most of the other phones I've tested lately.

Was worse using a custom kernel fwiw.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
One hour idle power consumption: Cell Standby: 6.5 mAh

Wi-Fi: 0.87 mAh. Is this the same on other phones, proportionally?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Eclipse1991:
[MENTION=8861561]najabi[/MENTION] Whats the name of the app youre using ? Seems interesting and I would like to test it aswell.

Gesendet von meinem MI 8 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
It is System panel 2. It is on Google Play. I think it is indeed very good. You need to give some privacy and root permissions, and start logger. Once you're set, it is very informative and customizable.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Eclipse1991:
Cant I use it without root ? Can I give it permissions over adb ?

Gesendet von meinem MI 8 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] najabi:
Over adb you can, without root I am not sure..
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] GoldGanja:
Hey guys,

does anyone know how to search for the reason why ANDROD_SYSTEM, as battery historian report, always use Video resource? It's really bugging me out and i can't figure it! I'm sure i didn't have this...

I have no FaceUnlock, and turning off doubletap to wake or any other sort of thing doesn't change it

Sorted by Video time:
Name | Uid | Video time
ANDROID_SYSTEM | 1000 | 40h 52m 38s 260ms
com.android.camera | 10036 | 3s 852ms
com.whatsapp | 10157 | 420ms
MEDIA | 10028 | 167ms
org.telegram.messenger | 10156 | 101ms

Plus, i can't stop Google Services to use Bluetooth Scan, even if i disabled location scan with bluetooth and wifi:

Sorted by BLE scan time:
Name | Uid | BLE scan time
GOOGLE_SERVICES | 10037 | 22h 16m 26s 772ms
BLUETOOTH | 1002 | 15h 22m 37s 299ms
com.xiaomi.hm.health | 10173 | 1s 663ms

The scan is ON even in airplane mode!

Another thing on last stable update, Security Center is always on!

ForegroundProcessSummary:
ID | Name | Count / Hr | Seconds / Hr | Total Num | Total Duration | Max Duration
0 | "org.blokada.origin.alarm" | 0.02 | 3600.00 | 1 | 40h52m42.347s | 40h52m42.347s
1 | "com.xiaomi.hm.health" | 0.02 | 3600.00 | 1 | 40h52m42.347s | 40h52m42.347s
2 [B] | "com.miui.securitycenter" | 0.02 | 3600.00 | 1 | 40h52m42.347s | 40h52m42.347s[/B]
3 | "com.google.android.gm" | 0.37 | 23.89 | 15 | 16m16.734s | 4m57.465s
4 | "com.miui.bugreport" | 0.05 | 3.52 | 2 | 2m23.885s | 1m58.268s
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Nikka93:
System panel
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] tsongming:
I just found what I think is the same program. It's called system panel from PlayStore

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sp
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Nikka93:
not that good but i don't think that this is the cause of the drain
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Mrakoni:
Hello guys,

My battery is draining very fast because cell standby. I am on latest miui 10 stable. What can i do? I have changed to lte/wcdma but effect are the same.

Screen - - 17%

Cell standby - - 15.6%

Phone idle - - 0.6%

.....
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] nfsmw_gr:
backup everything and switch to the latest beta.

if you're unlocked try xiaomi.eu and sphinx kernel combo.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Eclipse1991:
Im using the latest xiaomi.eu with simple 4.1 and and with that combo I reach around 6 hours sot, thats the most ive every achieved with a xiaomi.eu rom.

Gesendet von meinem MI 8 mit Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] dkiiro:
I'm on MIUI, last version and I'm having strong drains.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Nikka93:
10.3.2 Global Stable is an horrible update
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Propheticus:
Have the feeling it drains too much with screen off. Phone (cellular) standby accounts for 22% of battery use. This can't be due to mobile data for background syncing, because both at work and at home I'm connected to WiFi.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] dkiiro:
Also using it, battery just dissapears... 1h using my phone with youtube and i passed from 100% to 61%, that's crazy.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
It's miui. Battery life has been atrocious for months now.

I've ditched it for an aosp flavored rom (Syberia) and battery life / standby drain is vastly improved.

Not mobile cell standby drain, no android/android system standby drain keeping these device awake
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] nfsmw_gr:
Well, it has been the opposite for me.

I really doubt we can conclude to anything else than experiment and keep what's working best for you.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] sonof:
AOSiP + Sphinx kernel + LKT Magisk module has been great for me.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Eddin101:
Factory reset seems to help witht battery drain, especially with major updates.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Stoffl_:
Meanwhile in aosp land / Syberia OS 2.6
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Jhonny B:
Standby drain.

In Xiaomi mi 8 you have quick QC charge v-4+.

So That's why no one should worry about Standby drain of the battery.

:p
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] nfsmw_gr:
I don't wanna waste my battery quickly charging it all the time because besides that it costs money to get a new one, I'll need to wait for the process to be done, and maybe need to also backup all my data and flash a stock rom, all of that combined make it a hassle. :p
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] cattani22:
I found a solution

I have the same problem, my drain was 40% in 8 h in standby mode. I flash my phone to miui 9 and then i update to miui 10 - 10.3.3 global, then i clean al my programs and i don't update sistem apps from Xiaomi. At last i turn off my phone and i charge up to 100%. Now my drain battery per night is 5-6% and last almost 2 days. Good luck!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] krazystuff:
I had about 20-30% overnight drain, and realized that I had my 2nd SIM activated, for an international SIM that had no connectivity, but still drained. After that, I had about a 5-6% drain. Now, I just updated to 10.3.4 and it seems to really sip power! It hasn't gone down a single % in >1 hour yet.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] thrillseeker:
I have no problem with night drain. I have debloated some useles for me apps from lattest global rom. But I have serious battery drain when I'm driving. For some reason Android system goes bananas when I'm traveling. Any ideas for my problem?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Jhonny B:
There is a very reasonable possibility that when you have "Debloated" some "useless" apps from your global rom,you caused damage to their dependency applications, so your system "goes bananas".

SO,My advice: Try to reinstall MIUI or do "reset to factory settings"

Check out very carefully how to do my advice.

Good luck ........
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] thrillseeker:
Thank you for your reply. Sadly "reset to factory settings" did not help. The phone don't go in sleep mode while I'm driving. This is in ~40 min driving. Android system process is the only thing that jumps in power usage.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Jhonny B:
A. I don't know which device you have,may be that your battery is malfunctioning!!

B. According to the attached picture, what you see is:

1.

GPS- on

2.

WIFI- on

3.SCREEN-

on off

Try turning off what works and check while driving if there is an improvement in battery consumption.

You can also make a comparison between driving mode and normal home mode without using the device and checking the differences.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] radaan:
I don't know if this has been suggested but my standby drain was caused by the Rom selecting the wrong network type. Go to *#*#4636#*#* and select LTE/UMTS auto (PRL) for both Sims. Try it
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Xiaomi Mi 8's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] itamar87:
Sharing my very heavy usage experience:

Job:

Field technician (driving a car from customer to customer all day, and working while there),

Climate:

Mediterranean (hot and humid, always, everywhere),

Always on:

4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Truecaller, Pango (parking app), sync to personal Google account, sync to exchange work account, Google photos cloud backup,

While driving from one customer to another:

GPS navigation, full brightness, Bluetooth, Spotify, phone calls.

While at customers:

Phone calls, WhatsApp, camera, Pango (parking app)

Results:

Leaving home in the morning with 100% (after charging overnight)

Returning late in the evening with 5-15% (depends mostly on navigation usage).

...all without charging at all during the day!

I love this device...

(Came from Sony Xperia Z5 Compact - which was awful in every way except it's size...)
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] bigmuthafuknpopz:
:p
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] alexx910:
Not that much of a heavy user, but mostly browsing on Social Media and Reddit (2-3h bc of lab work and lots of spare time in between)

listening about 6h music daily (BT always on)

Navigation 1h in total with max brightness

sometimes watching YT (30 mins max)

After almost 2 years of this kind of usage my battery life dropped to roughly 75% if not less (according to AccuBattery) and have to charge it 2-3 times a day. In the beginning I could get as much as 6-8h DOT easily, now I struggle to get more than 3 hours.

Right now I'm looking for a authentic Mi8 battery, but I heard it's way too hard to find one. (at this point: Please, if somebody has a link to a supplier in Europe or Asia, post it here or PM me <3)

I love the phone and the performance is still superb, would be great to keep it for another year or two, since Im not ready with spending 600€ or more for a decent successor, if the Mi8 is still doing great beside the battery life.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Once in a while, when your significant other yells at you, you might use your phone a bit less. Rate this thread to express how the Xiaomi Mi 8's battery performs under light use. A higher rating indicates that the device goes a long time when you're using the phone sparingly: no gaming or video/audio streaming, light web browsing, some calling and texts, etc.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[General Topics] birdheh:
Has anyone used the Pinger website for visual voicemail?

This sounds nice, but would like some feedback.

http://www.pinger.com
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Xiaomi Mi 8 as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Xiaomi Mi 8 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Xiaomi Mi 8 is a beautiful phone.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] anasmhds:
Yes totally agree that Xiaomi Mi 8 is a very beautiful phone.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] themathers:
It is nice but it would slip off your hand though.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] marukoda:
to prevent the slippery glass back, i applied the full body CAMO skin from exacoat and yellow skin for the camera part. It fits perfect and looks super cool.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] symy17:
Can u give some picture
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] marukoda:
here are some pictures.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] symy17:
My device my own dbrand View attachment 4593425View attachment 4593426

Enviado do meu MI 8 através do Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] symy17:
Thanks, very nice View attachment 4593427View attachment 4593428

Enviado do meu MI 8 através do Tapatalk
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] milouk:
where did you order it from?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi 8 feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] trxjam:
I am owner of xiaomi Mi8 recently and removing the cover to clean it, I noticed that the power button and volume have a little 'play. it's normal?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Xiaomi Mi 8 feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] Cooper A:
The design and materials are great and the build quality too.

However if you have small or middle hand like mine (size M-L) it is not easy to grip.

Without case the phone easily slips from my hand bc of the back glass is very slippery.

I'm left handed and I have to use this phone with right hand bc all buttons on the right side.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] makmak001:
MIUI has fullscreen gestures.... best feature ever! So you can control it even easier.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] xCalibur15:
You can use full screen gestures or mirror the buttons.
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Real Life Review] The War Profiteer:
The design is so much similar to iPhone X, with sharper corners and edges. It feels fine with the silicone case that is included in the box, but without the case it really hurts your hands with its sharp corners.