Last month, Xiaomi confirmed MIUI 12.5 update for the Mi 8 series. A few days later, the vanilla Mi 8 started receiving the said update. Now, the latest version of MIUI is available for three more Mi ...

Xiaomi’s just-announced Mi 8 flagship has a special “Explorer Edition” that, along with an in-display fingerprint sensor and iPhone X-esque 3D face recognition technology, features a cool transparent ...

It’s Xiaomi’s 8 th anniversary and they’ve left no stone unturned in building a hype about their latest flagships, the Mi 8 and the Mi 8 Explorer Edition. Let’s take a look at the latter, which seems ...

The base model and the Mi 8 Explorer Edition have a lot of shared DNA, starting with the power department. You’re looking at the latest Snapdragon 845 processor from Qualcomm, along with 6GB of RAM ...

More than six months after its release, Xiaomi may eventually launch the Mi 8 Explorer Edition outside China according to a new finding. The Mi 8 Explorer is the top of the line of the Mi 8 series.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition has a visible circuit board under a transparent back. Although Xiaomi said the circuit board is “real” it turns out it is non-functional. There are probably some other ...

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition offers a unique look that leverages a transparent rear panel to show off the innards of the smartphone. Although it looks nice, proudly displaying the Qualcomm ...

There’s been a lot of discussion regarding the transparent backplate on the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition, and a teardown finally surfaced to reveal the truth. Before we get started, however, it’s ...

Out of the handful of new devices from Xiaomi today, it was the Mi 8 Explorer Edition that stole the show with its transparent design. Right after the keynote, I had to fight a crowd to get up close ...

iPhone X lookalike or not, Xiaomi's Mi 8 Explorer Edition — that's the version with the transparent glass back — is one stunning phone. The Mi 8 has sparked some controversy since it was announced at ...

Xiaomi built its mobile empire with iPhone knockoffs, and it looks the company hasn't outgrown the habit. The Chinese tech titan announced a trio of new phones on Thursday, including the new Mi 8. And ...

Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats. Jessica is a ...