Xiaomi Mi 8 never dies and the credit is also to the best of Qualcomm smartphone processors ever released, lo Snapdragon 845. You want to say that the most powerful processors are the best, but the reality is that those made with the right trappings will never die. So much so that the device in question manages to run Windows 11 quietly too. But that's not enough: the device from 3 generations ago now also supports new features of Microsoft's operating system. Let's see what it is in detail.
Xiaomi Mi 8 is a tank. It also manages to run Windows 11. But not only that: new features are introduced. Let's see which ones.
The flash project of Windows 11 on Xiaomi Mi 8 it has certainly been successful, so much so that the developers have put even more effort into it. This commitment has translated into support for other useful features for Windows 11. A video has appeared on the web demonstrating the GPU support, power management, Wi-Fi and some other functions that work normally on the device (and that didn't work before). Development continues, with enthusiasts planning on troubleshoot the Bluetooth driver and to view x64 programs in the coming weeks.
Cast iron adds that some Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-based devices allow you to install Windows 11. The list of such smartphones includes OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, Xiaomi Mi MIX 3, POCO F1, Meizu 16th, Meizu 16th Plus, Black Shark 1, Oppo Find Xiaomi MIX 2S, LG G7, Samsung S9 +, Nubia X, Nokia 9 PureView, ASUS ZenFone 5Z, Vivo NEX and many others.
This says a lot about the quality not only of Xiaomi Mi 8 but in general of the processor on board. Let's recall in detail the characteristics of this SoC: Snapdragon 845 is a high-performance 64-bit LTE ARM system on a chip designed by Qualcomm and introduced in late 2017. Manufactured on 10LPP 10nm from Samsung, the 845 features four high-efficiency Kryo 385 Silver cores operating at 1.7 GHz along with four high-performance Kryo 385 Gold cores operating at 2.8 GHz. The Snapdragon 845 integrates GPU operation Adreno 630 and has an LTE X20 modem that supports Cat 13 uplink and Cat 18 downlink. This chip supports up to 8GB of LPDDR4X memory-3733 quad-channel.
