The Xiaomi’s Mi 8 family is gradually expanding, as within the week, Xiaomi added to it by announcing the Mi 9 Pro and Mi 8 Lite. The later is rumoured to be called Mi 8X. In case you are yet to get the full details of the newly launched smartphones, set your eyes on the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite full specifications and prices.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite Features
The higher-end smartphone among the two is Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro, and it seems to be the international version of the Mi 8 Explorer. The phone has a pressure sensitive screen fingerprint scanner and an IR face unlock, and it also came with two more colours (Blue and Gold).
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro came with 6GB and 8GB RAM options, and not just 8GB like the Explorer edition. The phone also have a 6.21 inch 1080 x 2248 pixel OLED display, a Snapdragon 845 chipset, a 12MP + 12MP main camera and a 20MP front-facing camera.
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite on the other hand, uses a 6.26 inch LCD display, Snapdragon chipset, a 12MP + 5MP rear camera, a higher resolution 24MP selfie camera, and a 3350mAh battery.
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Unlike the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro, the Mi 8 Lite has a standard fingerprint scanner on its rear panel. It came in two gradient colour finishes (Blue and Purple as well as Orange and Yellow).
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Full Specification
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, September |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September 21st |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm (6.10 x 2.94 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Build | Front/rear glass, aluminum frame (7000 series) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.21 inches, 97.1 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2248 pixels (~402 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| – HDR10 display – DCI-P3 – MIUI 10 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom |
| Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@30/240fps |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
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, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) – MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player – MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Black (transparent back), Meteorite black, Shuguangjin |
| Price | About 480 EUR |
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Price
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro price cost just CNY3,200 in China, and €400 in Europe for the 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage model. The higher 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage option cost CNY3,600 in China and €450 in Europe.
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Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Full Specification
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, September |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September 25th |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 156.4 x 75.8 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 2.98 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.26 inches, 97.8 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| – MIUI | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260) |
| GPU | Adreno 512 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 12 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF 5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, depth sensor |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 24 MP, 0.9µm |
| Features | Auto HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | |
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 |
| 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 3350 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Twilight gold, Dream blue, Deep space gray |
| Price | About 200 EUR |
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Price
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite price costs CNY1,400 in China and €175 in Europe for the 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage version. The 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage model costs CNY2,000 in China and €250 in Europe. Shipping of the phone will commence on September 25, 2018.
