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Xiaomi Mi 8 (SDM845)

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Xiaomi Mi 8/
Mi 8 Pro
Mi 8
Mi 8
Manufacturer Xiaomi
Name Mi 8/
Mi 8 Pro
Codename xiaomi-dipper, xiaomi-equuleus
Released 2018
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845)
CPU Octa-core (4x 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630
Display 1080 x 2248 AMOLED
Storage 64/128 GB
Memory 6 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 8.0
Extended version 10 (MIUI 12)
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
postmarketOS kernel Y
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
No data
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
No data
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
No data
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
Works
Mobile data
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Phone details

The Mi 8 and Mi 8 Pro (codenamed dipper and equuleus, respectively) are nearly identical, except for the placement of the fingerprint sensor.

Partition map

equuleus:/ # ls -la /dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/

Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

  • Kreyren (Notes: Ursa in Mint Condition, used for developing NixOS compatibility)
  • Mertoalex (Notes: my mom's phone, Equuleus (mi 8 pro), LineageOS 22 is installed.)


How to enter flash mode

Bootloader Unlocking

Like other Xiaomi devices, the user will have to acquire the bootloader unlock key: https://en.miui.com/unlock

The device will not unlock if the device isn't 7 days old (from the time when your device connects to internet and powered on, and linked with Mi Account)

Recovery mode

  • Turn the device off (or restart also works)
  • Hold Volume Up and Power button
  • Once you feel vibration and phone turns on, release Power button
  • Keep holding Volume Up until you get to recovery.

Flashing (Download, Fastboot) mode

  • Same as recovery, but this time hold the Volume Down and Power keys.

Links

Not submitted to the main line https://gitlab.com/Akitlove