Bought for my wife. She wanted apple, but I gave the equivalent. Said to her before buying, I won't disappoint her. She is now happy with the phone. Said it is far better than her old expensive LG phone. Of which motherboard replaced still did not work properly. Keep it up Xiaomi.

Superb phone ,extremely well made with aluminium body and glass back ,beautiful design ,plenty of features very fast and smooth and as good as many high end phones ,excellent quality display and audio which is good for a single speaker ,battery life is very good lasting a good day or more with a...

The Mi 8 Lite is the first affordable Xiaomi phone to come to the UK. Unless you're a real fan of tech, or have looked at imported phones, you may not have heard of Xiaomi before. It's the fourth most popular mobile brand in China, however, and one of the fastest-growing globally.

Superb value; Dense; high-end feel; Powerful; Solid; responsive cameras

No app drawer option; No theme store access in the UK/EU

Xiaomi revealed the Mi 8 Lite with the ambition to establish itself as a major player in the European market and to distinguish itself from the imported Chinese smartphones. The global version of Xiaomi's proprietary MIUI 10.0 does not lend itself to criticism, except for the fact that you need to...

good system performance; very good cameras; Bluetooth 5.0; a lot of storage space

average battery life; no 3.5-mm headphone jack; settings are partially restricted via always-online requirements and Mi account; no NFC; only supports L3 DRM

We had high hopes for Xiaomi's flagship Mi 8 Pro , but unfortunately the device suffered from some amateur mistakes. We're hoping the more affordable Mi 8 Lite won't suffer the same fate. Read our full Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite review to find out! The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a notch .

Solid performance from the Snapdragon 660 Great rear- and front-facing cameras Interesting camera software tricks Long-lasting battery

No headphone jack QC-compatible charger not supplied Fixed focus on the front-facing camera (a shame since it has a 24MP sensor) Cameras lack dynamic range

To me anyway this is a totally new Chinese phone company, I first heard of them a few weeks ago when I received an invite at short notice to their new UK store at Westfield shopping centre, which due to conflicts I could not make, however I was sent their latest phone the Mi 8 Lite.

The Huawei Y9 2019 , the Honor 8X , the Mi A2 , and the Redmi Note 6 pro ! These are the phones that are available in almost the same price as the Mi 8 Lite and provide almost identical specs. So, can the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite stand out in the plethora of mid-range devices out there Let's find out!

Appealing design; Good display; Good performance; Good front and Back cameras

No 3.5mm Headphone Jack; Average battery life; Subpar low light camera performance; Poor background blurring in portrait images

T he Mi 8 Lite i s an excellent-value mid-range phone with a gorgeous design and some decent hardware, particularly in the camera department. We're excited for what Xiaomi's entrance to the UK means for the mid-range smartphone market.