Xiaomi's new Mi 8 Android phone shamelessly copies the iPhone X

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 would you look at that — it has a notch, its own Animoji ripoffs, and a Face ID unlock clone.

In other words: It's an iPhone X that runs Android.

The three phones announced are the Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition, and the Mi 8 SE. Casual observers will be most interested in the bold choice of the Explorer Edition having a transparent back that lets you see the phone's guts, but eagle-eyed Xiaomi followers are probably wondering what happened to the Mi 7? Read more...