Lower mid-range · 2018

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Our Take

CPU capability matches lower-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Google Pixel 6a's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.88″ AMOLED · 60Hz

710 4 / 64 GB

3120 mAh 18W charging

12 MP 20 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.88″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2244 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.88"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2244 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 616

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

218,159

Kimovil · Antutu v8

169,044

GSMArena · v7

GeekBench

5,912

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 616

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), MIUI 9.5 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), MIUI 9.5

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.9 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.9

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 6a , Google Pixel 5

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3120 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3120 mAh

Lab endurance

86:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 6/128GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8

Build & Design

164 g · 7.5 mm

Height

147.3 mm

Width

73.1 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

164 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower benchmark score

169k vs 346k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

1080 × 2244 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Lower benchmark score

169k vs 250k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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How each one compares to the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.

Lower mid-range

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone XS

Samsung Galaxy S9

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