Xiaomi Mi 8 SE review: The first phone with the Snapdragon 710, in a notched 5.88" body.
The Snapdragon 710 debut.
Mi 8 SE was the launch device for Snapdragon 710, Qualcomm's first 700-series chip. Paired with an AMOLED notch display and slim body, it was an early in the upper-mid trend.
01Display
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2018 — 6 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
64/10064/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2018.
03Performance
64/10064/100 puts it above the 61-point average for mid-range phones of 2018.
04Battery
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
68/10068/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.
06Value
70/100At 70/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2018 — 6 points above the cohort average.
- First phone with Snapdragon 710.
- AMOLED with notch.
- Compact 5.88" body.
- 20 MP AI selfie.
- Mono speaker, no jack.
- 5 MP depth filler.
- Plastic back.
- 3,120 mAh battery.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 85-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .