Mobile company Xiaomi on Thursday announced a group of new products at its annual event in China. The highlight of the event is Xioami’s latest flagship smartphone Mi 8. As rumored previously, Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with top-of-the-line specifications such as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor and 6GB/8GB of RAM. Xiaomi Mi 8 comes with an Infrared sensor that enables Face Unlock in the dark. Which enables users to camouflage the notch through a toggle button under the Settings. Xiaomi has also introduced a special edition of Mi 8 with Explore Edition moniker, comes with an on-screen fingerprint sensor, and a transparent glass back panel. Earlier this week Vivo launched X21 with an in-screen fingerprint sensor in India. Xiaomi, however, claims its in-screen sensor is faster than Vivo X21’s.
Xiaomi Mi 8 has a 6.21-inch full-screen display with Samsung AMOLED panel, full HD+ 2248 x 1080 pixels resolution, 88.5% screen-to-body ratio, and 600nit brightness. In the camera department, Xiaomi Mi 8 sports 12MP + 12MP dual-rear cameras with AI integration. On the front, the smartphone has a 20-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture and AI Beautify. Another feature of Xiaomi Mi 8 is the dual-frequency GPS technology which makes its navigation faster by eliminating (RI) radio interference from buildings. The phone is available in 6GB+64GB, 6GB+ 128GB, and one with 256GB storage variants. The base model is priced at Rs 28,000 in India.
Mi 8 Full Specifications and Price
NETWORK |
Technology |
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH |
Announced Date |
2018, May |
Current Status |
Exp. release 1st Week of June 2018 |
BODY |
Dimensions |
147.3 x 73.1 x 7.5 mm (5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 in) |
Weight |
164 g (5.78 oz) |
SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY |
Type |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size |
5.88 inches, 87.6 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution |
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~423 ppi density) |
Multitouch |
Yes |
Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) |
|
HDR10 display
DCI-P3
MIUI 10 |
PLATFORM |
OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 |
CPU |
Octa-core 8×2.2 GHz Kryo 360 |
GPU |
Adreno 616 |
MEMORY |
Card slot |
No |
Internal |
64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
CAMERA |
Primary |
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.9, 1.4µm, dual-pixel PDAF) + 5 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), dual pixel phase detection autofocus, LED flash |
Features |
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
Video |
2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/120fps |
Secondary |
20 MP (f/2.0, 2.0µm), 1080p |
SOUND |
Alert types |
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
Loudspeaker |
Yes |
3.5mm jack |
No |
|
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter |
COMMS |
WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
Bluetooth |
5.0, A2DP, LE |
GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
Infrared port |
Yes |
Radio |
No |
USB |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES |
Sensors |
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Messaging |
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Browser |
HTML5 |
|
Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Photo/video editor
Document viewer |
BATTERY |
|
Non-removable Li-Po 3120 mAh battery |
MISC |
Colors |
Gray, Blue, Red, Gold |
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