Currently in china Huawei is the biggest smartphone brand but Xiaomi’s new flagship Mi8 has created a storm in China. Mi 8 went on sale on 5th june and according to Xiaomi, the phone sold out in just 1 minute and 37 seconds. A lot of people are interested in this device because it is providing a lot of high-end specs in a minimal price. As a matter of fact, the Mi 8 starts off at just CNY 2,699 (approx Rs 28,000) which makes it the cheapest smartphone to come with a Snapdragon 845 SoC. This phone can really bring the competition to the OnePlus 6.
Here are the specs of MI 8
| Xiaomi Mi 8 | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Dimensions and weight | 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm, 175g |
| Software | MIUI 10 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo |
| CPU | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (4x 2.8GHz Kryo 385 Gold + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 385 Silver cores) |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
| RAM and storage | 6GB of RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage; Mi 8 Explorer Edition: 8GB of RAM with 128GB of storage |
| Battery | 3400mAh, Quick Charge 4.0+ (Quick Charge 3 adapter bundled in the box) |
| Display | 6.21-inch Full HD+ (2248×1080) AMOLED, 600 nits brightness, supports HDR10, DCI-P3 gamut |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ports | USB Type-C port, dual nano SIM slots |
| Bands | GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA: 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz FDD-LTE: Bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/20 TDD-LTE: Bands 34/38/39/40/41 |
| Rear camera | 12MP camera with 1.4μm pixels, f/1.8 aperture, Dual Pixel autofocus, 4-axis OIS 12MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, 2x optical zoom Video recording up to 4K at 60FPS, Slow motion at 1080p240 |
| Front-facing camera | 20MP front-facing camera, uses pixel binning to simulate 1.8μm pixels, f/1.8 aperture |
Xiaomi states that the Mi 8 is the world’s first smartphone to support dual-frequency GPS. It uses the newer, more powerful L5 band on top of the common L1 band to increase navigation accuracy by three to five times.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 will be available in three variants: 6GB of RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB of storage. The 64GB storage variant costs CNY 2699 ($420), while the 128GB storage and 256GB storage variants will be available for CNY 2999 ($468) and CNY 3299 ($515) respectively.
