This year's Xiaomi 8 series can be counted as the most complicated generation of products named and configured since the birth of this product line. There are N products named after Xiaomi 8 alone. The standard version of Xiaomi 8, the transparent exploration version of Xiaomi 8, the SE version of Xiaomi 8, the screen fingerprint version of Xiaomi 8, and the youth version of Xiaomi 8 can be said to be dazzling. Its configuration also includes Snapdragon 845, Snapdragon 710 and Snapdragon 660 processors, covering a wide range of markets from high-end to mid tier. What we are experiencing this time is the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition, which is the lowest end of the whole series and adopts Snapdragon 660. It is also the most "strange" model.
Appearance and details
If Xiaomi 8 Standard Edition, Xiaomi 8 Exploration Edition and Xiaomi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition are twins, then Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is obviously not a routine. Although it also uses double-sided glass structure, it also has the same cool color matching as the screen fingerprint version, and its structural design is clearly different from Xiaomi 8.
The addition of camera layout and rear fingerprint identification shows that it is a redesigned product. Considering the parameter configuration, its origin with Xiaomi 6X may be deeper than that of "Xiaomi 8".
In addition to the regular black color, the other two colors of Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition, Dream Blue and Twilight Gold, are very bright. The smooth gradient color, coupled with the natural luster of glass, is called Colorful.
On the positive side, the biggest change is of course the change of fringe width. As a more low-end model, the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition does not use the wide fringe AMOLED screen, but uses a smaller fringe LCD screen, which is probably also based on cost considerations.
In terms of three dimensions, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is 156.4 * 75.8 * 7.5 and weighs 169g. Compared with Xiaomi 6X, it is 0.2mm thicker, but the battery capacity has also increased from 3010mAh to 3350mAh.
Screen quality
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In terms of screen, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is equipped with a 6.26-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2280 x 1080. This screen is provided by Tianma, which is also the narrowest bangs Xiaomi has adopted since it entered the era of bangs. In terms of objective quality, the color temperature in standard mode is about 6500K; The contrast is about 1500:1; The maximum brightness is 420 nits.
In standard mode, sRGB color gamut is 96.4%; The average DeltaE of 104 colors is 2.7, and the maximum DeltaE is 7.2. The color temperature in intelligent mode is about 8900K; SRGB color gamut is 99.9%; The average DeltaE of 104 colors is 3.8, and the highest DeltaE is 8.8. The overall appearance is fairly good. Although the objective data is really not outstanding, it also conforms to the performance of this price model. There is not much to be picky about.
Performance and Running Score
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In terms of configuration, there is not much to say. You must be very familiar with the Snapdragon 660. Several models have adopted this SoC, which is very stable in terms of processor and graphics performance. If the game is properly optimized, it can also perform well in games such as King's Glory and Stimulating Battlefield. But today, the Snapdragon 710 and Kirin 710 have been launched, How much does the Snapdragon 660 look out of date? As for the read-write performance of the built-in storage, after all, it is a machine with a price of more than 1000 yuan. eMMC does not need to think about it. Continuous read-write and random read are already beyond expectations.
Endurance and charging
In terms of endurance and battery capacity, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition has a built-in lithium battery with a capacity of 3350mAh, which supports QC3.0 fast charging. However, similar to Xiaomi 6X, the attached charging head is just a common 5V2A charging head. Students who want to use fast charging also need to buy their own fast charging head. After the test with the fast charging head, 5% - 90% of the battery takes 70 minutes in total, and the trickle charging takes 27 minutes, 97 minutes in total, which is normal.
In terms of endurance, we take Xiaomi 8 SE as a comparison. The former has a battery capacity of 3120 mAh, while Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition has a slightly larger battery capacity of 3350 mAh. In our endurance test, the final endurance results of the two models are consistent. Although the battery capacity is 230mAh larger, the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition has some abnormalities in game power consumption, which is significantly higher than other models with the same configuration.
Photographing and imaging
In terms of photography, the rear camera of Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition adopts a combination of 12 million and 5 million. The main camera is an IMX363 sensor from Sony, with 12 million pixels, 1.4 μ m unit pixels, aperture f/1.9, and dual PD dual core focusing is supported; The secondary camera is S5K5E8 from Samsung, 1.12 μ m unit pixel, which is mainly responsible for depth of field detection. The front camera is 24 million pixels, and the IMX576 sensor from Sony, 1.0 μ m, supports four in one 1.8 μ m pixel shooting when taking dark self portraits.
Compared with the model, we chose two brother models with similar prices. The three models also have 12 million pixels for main camera. The main and auxiliary camera sensors of Xiaomi 8 SE are completely the same as those of Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition, while the cheaper Xiaomi 6X is IMX486, with a unit pixel area slightly lower than IMX363. Let's take a look at the differences between the three on the proof sheet.
Daytime proof sheet
Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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Although it is difficult to draw a gap in the overall appearance of the current mid and high-end sensors in the daytime samples, there are still some differences in the exposure and white balance between the three, even though the main and secondary cameras are the same for Xiaomi 8 SE and Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition. In addition to the stable exposure of Xiaomi 6X, the exposure of Xiaomi 8 SE and Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is slightly erratic. Although the overall brightness is OK, the contrast between the two is always a bit bright and dark. In terms of white balance, Xiaomi 8 SE is relatively red, and Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is also slightly red, but the degree is better. In terms of tolerance, the performance of Xiaomi 6X is a little weak. In bright scenes, the dark part will be black. However, the performance of Xiaomi 8 SE is close to that of Youth Edition, which is better than that of Xiaomi 6X.
Lighting and night proof
Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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Xiaomi 6X ---- Xiaomi 8 SE ---- Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition
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At night, there is a real gap between the camera, not only the imaging effect, but also the shooting experience. In terms of focusing, Xiaomi 6X continues the tradition of pulling the bellows. When shooting scenes with lights at night, it is difficult to focus on the sky. In addition, since the unit pixel area is only 1.25 μ m, when HDR mode is also turned on, the film rate is significantly lower than that of the other two 1.4 μ m products, which does not mean that good photos cannot be taken, but it may take several photos to take a picture that is not shaking. In this regard, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition and Xiaomi 8 SE have done a good job. Although there is no optical anti shake, the area of unit pixel is large, and the film rate has indeed improved a lot.
Although theoretically, the ISP of Snapdragon 710 is more advanced than that of Snapdragon 660, it is probably that Xiaomi has upgraded the algorithm. The noise control of Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is more than a little bit stronger. Previously, the graininess of Xiaomi 8 SE was blurred, but it no longer exists on Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition. Although the noise still exists, it has been well controlled, The picture purity has been greatly improved. Although the imaging effect has improved compared with the Xiaomi 8 SE, the HDR experience of the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition should be reduced by a few points. It is simply a reverse. The shooting time is too long, and the picture will appear stuck and flickering. However, considering the improvement of the picture quality, the author still believes that the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is better than the Xiaomi 8 SE.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that although the Xiaomi 6X has some differences with the other two comparison models at night, the Xiaomi 6X performs best in terms of ultimate discrimination, probably because the dark environment triggered the four in one viewfinder function of 20 million pixel sub photography, which played an auxiliary role in shooting.
summary
In terms of price, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition seems to be a bit tangled. The price of its medium configuration version (6G+64G) is the same as that of the low configuration version of the Xiaomi 8 SE (4G+64G). After removing the difference in screen materials, it is basically the battle between Snapdragon 660+6GB and Snapdragon 710+4GB, which is really a headache.
In the processor part, the single core score of Snapdragon 710 has improved significantly, but the multi-core performance has improved moderately. Although the running speed of most daily applications has improved, it is not obvious, or for most users, it is not a qualitative leap.
Compared with the improvement of processor performance, the improvement of display performance is obviously more obvious. Both GFX and 3DMark have been greatly improved, which is of greater significance to game users. If you have to choose one from the other, ordinary users focusing on daily applications recommend Snapdragon 660+6GB, while game users recommend Snapdragon 710+4GB. Of course, if you can increase the budget, it would be better to increase the memory to 6GB.
As for the youth version of Xiaomi 8 and the Xiaomi 6X at the same price, there are more differences in screen size, appearance and photography. The former is a 6.26-inch Liu Haiping screen, while the latter is a 5.99-inch full screen. Both of them are 1080P level, and the pixel density is also 403 PPI. Only because of different screen lengths, there are some differences in vertical resolution. Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition has slightly more display area.
In terms of appearance, there is a dispute between the metal back cover and the glass back cover. Neither has NFC, so there is no need to tangle about the good and bad of materials. The author prefers the colorful glass back cover of Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition, such as Dream Blue and Twilight Gold. The last part is the photography part. Although there is only 50-100 yuan difference, Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition is much better than Xiaomi 6X, especially in the night photography part. The film rate and picture purity are better than a little bit. Based on the above three points, the author's suggestion is... If you hold the Xiaomi 6X, there is no need to upgrade it, but choose one of the two new models. Say goodbye to the Xiaomi 6X.
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