Get ready for Xiaomi’s newest flagship!
Aside from their budget smartphones, Xiaomi also launched their current flagship, the Mi 8, in the Philippines today. The Xiaomi Mi 8 was revealed back in May, and sports an aluminum and glass build, along with dual 12-megapixel rear cameras, large 6.21-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED display along with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor.
That hardware is paired with up to 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, a 20-megapixel front camera plus AI capabilities.
Xiaomi is pricing the Mi 8 at just Php 25,990 for the 6GB/64GB version, while the higher storage variant 6GB/128GB version is priced at just Php 27,990.
The phone will be launching at the end of the month, on July 30 at the official Mi stores.
Xiaomi Mi 8 specs
- AI-Powered Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor
- Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB/8GB RAM
- 6.21-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED display, 18:7.9 aspect ratio, support for DCI-P3, 60000:1 Contrast Ratio
- 64GB/128GB/256GB 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
- 3400mAh battery with QuickCharge 4.0
- Android Oreo with MIUI 10