Mi 8 Lite Pros and Cons

[Manper]

Pros
Solid build with glass back and aluminum side frames.

Generally fine display with slightly above average brightness and excellent color reproduction in "Standard mode".

Good all-round camera experience with small inconsistencies.

Great performance with the Snapdragon 660 chipset.
Loud speaker and good audio output quality.

Plenty of features provided by Xiaomi's MIUI software, expect swift updates to the latest version.


Cons
Ergonomics might be an issue for users with small hands.

No 3.5mm jack.

Battery life could be better.

EIS in 4K video isn't good, Auto HDR mode needs improvement, portrait shots are largely inconsistent.

 

[malek_anas_97]

pros :
looks beautiful and feels very good to use and it's well built
i have the black one but i think it looks beautiful too
unlockable bootloader
the speakes are loud and sound good like you mentioned in op
really good specs and performance for it's price

cons :
the bootloader unlock wait time is ridiculous
miui is full of tracking and ads
the stock camera app is trash (i think the hardware is fine but it's just the software and the
image processing is what's holding it back)
notch (it got less annoying with usage)
no headphone jack

 

[hlcm151]

Cons
I got a little bit back colors around the bang
My device was bought from china
Pro
Battery is good enough .
Camera is good too
Speaker is loudly

 

[biohax]

cons:
- XDA Forum dont exist
- MIUI Ads
- not exactly a con, but the headphone jack
- MIUI icons, too square for my taste (thinking to change the launcher, not sure yet)

pro
- battery life
- the camera software is good enough, i love the manual option
- FULL FULL FULL SCREEN, NO BUTTONS
- connectivity

 

[luminouche]

Please add a dedicated forum for MI 8 Lite !

 

[bezke]

Yeah, please own dedicated forum. Pie is coming!

 

[ali333]

+1 for own section!

 

[daniyal62]

pros :
looks beautiful and feels very good to use and it's well built
i have the black one but i think it looks beautiful too
unlockable bootloader
the speakes are loud and sound good like you mentioned in op
really good specs and performance for it's price

cons :
the bootloader unlock wait time is ridiculous
miui is full of tracking and ads
the stock camera app is trash (i think the hardware is fine but it's just the software and the
image processing is what's holding it back)
notch (it got less annoying with usage)
no headphone jack

I agree with you camera app is awful I saw camera sample with gcam and image quality much better I have to unlocked my bootloader

 

[pravsterrr]

I agree with you camera app is awful I saw camera sample with gcam and image quality much better I have to unlocked my bootloader

Which gcam are you using?

 

[daniyal62]

Which gcam are you using?

i can not use gccam for now i have to wait for 2 weeks so i can unlocked my bootloader and install gcam

 

[antonioli84]

Pros
Screen with little notch for a Xiaomi phone
Good Snapdragon 660
Good frontal camera
Good rear main camera
Very thin
Very elegant

Cons
The battery could be a 4000mAh
People can miss the 3.5mm audio
Lack of Camera2 Api enabled

It's a solid phone. I think that the real thing that is missing is the Camera2 Api because the phone has very capables frontal and hear sensors. With a GCam the results would be the same as big brothers as Mi 8, Poco F1 and Mi Mix 2S/3.

 

[pravsterrr]

Anyone having trouble enabling camera2 api? My front camera won't work on other apps??/

 

[leroi77]

Anyone having trouble enabling camera2 api? My front camera won't work on other apps??/

you need to replace a file for fix front camera:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-8-Lite/themes/mod-cam-raw-fix-gcam-t3879623

 

[t-ara]

lack 3.5mm
battery is not good

 

[cidxtc]

Got the 6/128 global version about a week ago. I am in the USA and live away from any big city. While signal is not the best (doesn't matter device it is just distance from cell towers) I still get almost a full day of use (5-6 hrs SOT). I upgraded from a redmi note 4x and must say this device is way better even with a smaller battery.

Pros
Build quality
Looks
Screen size
Device size
Ram/storage
Charge speed
Sdcard slot

Cons
Notch
Single speaker on bottom
Bootloader unlock wait period

While some will not like lack of headphone jack I personally have not used wired headphones for 2+ years. My redmi note 4x had a jack and I never used it either. I find the processor and battery size combine to make it through a day on a charge. I am on 4g+ network with no wifi use.


Overall I would recommend this device if you are looking for a decent midrange device. This device will probably have more development support than the SD845 Mi 8 devices because of the price. Yet not as much as the cheaper redmi devices have.

 

[Farhankhosravi]

Hello, sorry to ask but this is so important... Will mi 8 lite get android 10 or not?! I thing yes, but I saw few places that it wont get more that 9... So WTF is project terble?! Does any OEM used this feature?? Or it's just a word? With project treble we guessed every phone will receive 4/5 updates.. not just 1!! ? And also.. miui is **** on persian/arabic language and full of bugs.. but beautiful and not bad. So please answer.

 

[1513142]

Hi, I'm new here. I am probably gonna buy the phone this week. But I have no idea about camera. I most likely will be using a custom rom. My question is can I get gcam fully working? And how is the camera in low light with stock and gcam?

 

[lexridge]

pros:
Very fast, barely any lag on any apps.
MUIU is nice, but I still prefer Apex Launcher over it.
Bootloader unlockable without voiding warranty (although not an easy task).
Outstanding battery life. I am getting 2 days on a single charge.

cons:
no NFC
no RAW mode on camera (very disappointing) #1 reason to unlock
no IR blaster
Very light phone (perhaps not a con, but makes me think the glass is probably thin)

Overall, it is so much nicer than my USC Galaxy S7, which is a complete PoS!

 

[Erfan117]

I agree with you camera app is awful I saw camera sample with gcam and image quality much better I have to unlocked my bootloader

Did you install the gcam without root?? After installing gcam can you use the front camera and make video calls on social media?

 

[Shillopellos9]

Pros:
Great/Big Screen
Good Battery/Charge Speed
Great Performance from SD660 in Menus/Apps/Games
Great Sounds from speaker (not the best but very satisfactory)
The MIUI skin is actually pretty cool, coming from MiA1 ofcourse
Great Camera performance both in light and night

Cons:
Still on 8.1 but update as it seems will come soon
No Camera2Api by default
No Headphone Jack (adapter for headphones included but still)
Microphone feels weaker compared to MiA1, maybe social apps have bad support for it because in camera i think it sounds better

Had the choice between this and MiA2 but trying them in the store, Mi 8 Lite had a bigger battery, bigger and better screen and most importantly sd card support. This was ofcourse my choice but it seemed like a no-brainer although Android One would be great.