Mi 8 Explorer Edition
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I think jerry will be more than happy
He won’t be. It isn’t actually showing the internals.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/31/17412658/xiaomi-transparent-mi8-explorer-edition-internal-phone
Edit : I read about it first [here](http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/8ngo3w/-/dzvf89m). So credits to them too.
Especcialy with heat dissapation. If this is real the phone would overheat damn quickly and thermal throttle after Seconds playing a game.
I think everything is correct but the black socket board with the cpu etc. is fake and under it is a plastic/metal shielding the real one.
Oh noooo…
SD 845 doesn’t need a great heat dissipation solution. Max TDP is like 4W. Check JerryRigEverything’s OP6 teardown video. No thermal paste or heat pipes.
Update May 31st, 10:05am: Updated post to include and reflect Xiaomi’s statement to The Verge that that Mi 8 Explorer Edition does showcase the actual parts on the back of the phone, contradicting the company’s earlier description of the device.
Xiaomi showing the way! Masterpiece!
But unfortunately, will not be my choice. 3000mah battery… simply killed it for me :-((((
This is a special edition, the regular one is non-transparent.
4W in an enclosed space while overheat.
I have to say that looks absolutely gorgeous.
What is peoples advice with regards to MIUI 10 especially for someone who has never used MIUI before ?
Would you simply recommend flashing a custom rom instead once available ?
** Serious questions too.
Have you done an antutu benchmark?
I’ll be in my bunk…
The verge is reporting that is might just be a sticker
I thought its 3400mah???
3400 for no explorer edition and 3000mah for explorer edition :\)
300k, source Frandroid
It will be a while until a stable custom AOSP ROM is available. For reference, the Mi 6 was released last April. Its kernel sources were released 5 months later, in September, despite the fact that they should’ve been released the second the device went on sale if not earlier.
The first AOSP based custom ROM for the Mi 6 that is stable enough for daily use is the now abandoned Atomic OS. It was released late January this year.
That means that Mi 6 owners had to wait around 9 months to actually be able to get rid of MIUI.
Stock Android is miles ahead of MIUI and while it eventually is possible to flash a stock ROM, it will most likely be a while until it’s stable enough for daily use.
Then again, if project treble is the game changer it seems to be, the whole getting rid of MIUI process will be much quicker and simpler.
Whether or not it’s a deal breaker depends on the user but personally, my experience with MIUI and custom ROMs convinced me to never buy a device that doesn’t come with at least near stock Android again.
Thats a major let down, the explorer looks superb (even if it is fake internals showing(which is not confirmed yet)).
Does anyone know how the sd825 compares to the sd625 in terms of battery usage?
My MI A1 has only 3045 aswell, but is doing really well tbh.
Tbh I cant disagree more with the other guy.
I used a lot of devices in the past going from stock android ui to sense ui and touchwiz. In my opinion MIUI is the most optically pleasing 3rd party UI.
On stable releases MIUI also mostly seems like being one of the more light weight ones on the battery. And lets not forget MIUI is getting closer to stock androids UI.
In the end its users preference, but MIUI is definitely not a dealbreaker imo.
\> But unfortunately, will not be my choice. 3000mah battery… simply killed it for me :\-\(\(\(\(
same. after struggling with a phone that cant keep a charge for a day \- never again.
give me my 4000mAh minimum plz.
Thanks very much for your opinion.
Thanks for that insight.
Am I the only one who thinks it’s not beautiful? It’s obviously a sticker underneath the glass. I really don’t like it. This design might be ok for a Gaming Phone but this is not an elegant design by any stretch.
jerry will NUT all over this baby.
That’s why Xiaomi keeps sticking SD625’s into things still, it’s sweet spot for being fast enough for most normal use while being very efficient. 8-series will use more battery as it’s quite a bit faster.
Can someone please tell me if it does have wireless charging ?
>on-screen fingerprint reader
Xiaomi responded saying it’s not a sticker 🤔
My thought as well… but when I went to see at GSMARENA.com the specs, I was surprised to find out that they had different batteries. 3400mah would be acceptable… but 3000mah simply not.
How does this shiny glass back not look elegant?
Its obviously not a sticker. It might be a plastic model, but its def. not a sticker.
6000mah mi Max 3 when??.. Can’t hardly wait for it
Mmmm., That’s dumb… Where is the cooling for the processor, 😃😃
It’s a plastic fake cpu.
It looks like a kids toy.
Not a sticker, just fake plastic
Lol, really? Fake components under clear glass.. it looks like a toy, like that robot you had as kid and you could see it’s “brain”.
Ahh that’s looking so high-tech sassy. Just loving it!
Nice lies Xiaomi. Now go back to your iPhone X production.
doesn’t look likely, otherwise would see it under the glass
The 845 is 10nm which in theory is more efficient than the 14nm 625.
Obviously it is more powerful as well but for the same task it should use less power.
Why flashing a rom? Use a launcher and individualize your appearance how you like it. You want the pure android look with app drawer? Use the pixes launcher. You wanna have it like a Samsung? Use the touchwiz launcher.
You dont need to flash anything and can change the appearance to something you like.
Well, I would probably not buy it if it isnt the only available option.
But…it is a glass back. Who will use it without a protecting case? And with that, you wont see it. So in the end, I personally dont care how it looks, even if it could be better (the sandstone back of my OnePlus One was and is amazing). A back that you probably wont see should not be a gamebreaker for anyone.
Yeah, but 625 doesn’t have 4 large cores.
July. For some reason, max, mi 8 and mi note 5 got delayed.
On the positive, sounds like they wanna put a SD 710 in it now.
Yeah right, I don’t understand why would they do this ? It have made the device thicker.
Who doesnt know all these kids toys made out of glass. Pathetic comment.
Im just going to buy the regular mi8
Main thing im sad about is not getting the underscreen fingerprint reader, i think fingerprint readers look ugly with a big hole in your phone case on the back.
Also all glass casing on explorers edition sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, and i wonder the battery life comparison
Because sometimes it’s other things like MIUI’s notorious memory problems.
Pardon? Sorry but what you wrote doesn’t even make sense.
Yes it does, unlike yours. Which normal kids toy is made out of metal and glass?
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i’m confused, so is that the actual component or no? lol
One of the regular models does have those though…
Mmm., Why should you do that.
yes, to expand notification you have to use two fingers. and once you expand those notification, it shows you actions that you can perform. You can reply in whatsapp and Instagram(you can also like that particular DM from the notification itself).
I highly doubt that Xiaomi would lie about this, because it’s extremely easy to check.
i do think it’s not absolutely real. maybe they’re using some sort of board or something to make it look cool. cause internals don’t look this much clean.
it could be that they put some board on top of the actual hardware to make it look cool
ohh i see, that’d be a little disappointing i guess, we shall see hehe
i guess so, but putting the soc directly under the glass isn’t a good idea imo
you do make a good point, but it looks totally badass hahaha
I don’t quite understand the comments about the Explorer back that I see here.
So people complain that it might be fake looks on the internals, other comment that you won’t see it when using a case.
I think people have to understand that everybodys taste is different and no matter if the parts shown are fake or real it does look stunning to many as you can see from other comments here as well. There are also people that run their phone without a case (like I do with my Mi Mix 2) and are happy and interested in a design like this. And last but most importantly: It is an OPTION. Nobody needs to buy this version and I just love to see that Xiaomi is trying new things. This is how the whole market gets forward and just maybe we will see other companys pick up on this idea, improve and bring out some even better cover ideas in the future.
Just my two cents on it.
Having used Miui9, lineage os and stock Android now (all on Xiaomi devices) I’m gonna say that stock Android is just great compared to MiUi. One of the things I really hated about MiUi is the way it handles notifications. Android is just really good at handling notifications stock and you don’t really have to change it, yet Xiaomi decided that it had to be more iOS like. A feature focused rom should build on great features and include more of them, not destroy them. Also it hogs up a lot of memory compared to lineage os, it’s actually a case of gigabytes being free in your phone memory. Not using MiUi for the foreseeable future, really happy with the MiA1 for now
That vertical rear camera looks ugly as fuck.
Thanks for the advice 🙂
Glad you are enjoying it 🙂
I see this device works with the Verizon LTE bands. How could I make it work?
Not really it looks cool
In germany its Jeff (if it was a reference to this Dating site ad.)
i just cum
If this is your example of a common kids toy these days you must be joking.
Anyone knows when will this be available on the chinese market?
Wow what a cool looking iPhone X