Xiaomi Mi 8 now official

by Louie Diangson · May 31, 2018

UPDATED August 29th, 2018

Xiaomi has officially launched in China its latest flagship smartphone with a 6.21-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, and AI-powered dual 12MP rear cameras – the Xiaomi Mi 8.

Xiaomi Mi 8 specs:

	Xiaomi Mi 8
Display	6.21-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2248) 18.7:9 Samsung AMOLED display, 402ppi
Glass Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
CPU	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 2.8GHz octa-core CPU
GPU	Adreno 630
RAM	6GB RAM
Storage	64GB / 128GB / 256GB storage
MicroSD card support	-
Rear camera	12MP + 12MP AI dual rear camera, dual-pixel AF, 4-axis OIS, LED flash
Front camera	20MP AI front camera
Connectivity	Dual-SIM (nano)
	4G LTE
	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
	Bluetooth 5.0
	NFC
	Dual-Band GPS
	USB Type C
Biometrics	Fingerprint scanner
	Infrared face recognition
OS	MIUI 10 (Android 8.1 Oreo)
Battery	3,400mAh battery w/ QC4+
	154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
	175 g
Color	Black, Blue, White, Gold

Xiaomi also introduced the Mi 8 Explorer Edition which packs the same specs as the original Mi 8 but with larger RAM and storage, 3D Face Recognition, In-Display fingerprint scanner, and smaller battery.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition:
8GB LPDDR4x RAM
128GB UFS
3D Face Recognition
In-Display fingerprint scanner
3,000mAh battery w/ QC4+
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
177 g