Mi Philippines expands its Mi 8 line with the availability of the Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite. The former positions itself as a premium version with its in-display fingerprint scanner, while the latter is a “budget” Mi 8 with its Snapdragon 660 processor and selfie-centric front camera.
Just like any Xiaomi offering, both phones are geared to disrupt the market with their great price-to-specs ratio: the Mi 8 Pro aims to be another flagship killer, while the Mi 8 Lite poises itself to challenge the saturated mid-range market.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro specs
- Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor
- Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB RAM
- 6.21-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, 19:9 aspect ratio, support for DCI-P3, 60000:1 Contrast Ratio
- 128GB of non-expandable storage
- Dual 12-megapixel rear cameras (main camera with f/1.8 aperture, telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture) with 1.4um pixels, 4-axis OIS, 2X optical zoom, Dual Pixel Autofocus, dual-tone flash, AI scene detection and AI portrait
- 20-megapixel f/2.0 front camera with 1.8um pixels, AI Portrait, AI Beauty
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Dual Frequency GPS, GLONASS
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, Infrared Face Unlock
- 3000mAh battery with QuickCharge 4.0
- Android Oreo with MIUI 10
- Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor
- Adreno 512 GPU
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 6.26-inch Full HD+ IPS display, 19:9 aspect ratio
- 64GB/128GB of non-expandable storage
- 12-megapixel f/1.9 + 5-megapixel rear cameras with PDAF, LED Flash
- 24-megapixel f/2.2 IMX 576 front camera
- Dual SIM, with 4G LTE, LTE-A
- Dual Frequency GPS, GLONASS
- WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, Infrared Face Unlock
- 3350mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0
- Android Oreo with MIUI 10
The pricing we saw earlier was posted by an official reseller of Xiaomi and not Xiaomi themselves. Xiaomi’s PR has reached out to us and said that they have not officially priced the two phones as of yet, and prices are subject to change.