On June 9, Xiaomi officially announced that Xiaomi Mi 8 blue and gold version will be officially launched at 10:00 am on June 12 and it will have a starting price of 2,699 Yuan ($420). We have extensively covered the details of the Xiaomi Mi 8 and its siblings and you can find everything HERE.
However, as a flagship product, one of the main highlight of Xiaomi Mi 8 is its camera. Xiaomi Mi 8 uses the same rear camera module as the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S. The wide-angle lens is a 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor with a F/1.8 aperture and the unit pixel area is 1.4μm. It supports Dual PD, dual-focus and the telephoto lens aperture is F/2.4. DxOMark rated Xiaomi Mi 8 rear camera very highly as it scored 105 points which is 4 points higher than iPhone X.
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Another highlight of Xiaomi Mi 8 is its dual-frequency GPS which has attracted the attention of the world leaders in GPS technology. It is the world’s first smartphone equipped with dual-frequency GPS. It supports dual-frequency positioning using the L1 band of 1575.42 MHz and the L5 band of 1176.45 MHz, which can effectively avoid the problem of inaccurate measurements. Xiaomi Mi 8 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with up to 6GB of RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. It is equipped with a 6.21 inches Samsung OLED screen and its lights are kept on by a 3400mAh battery. Click HERE for more.
Any idea when it would be launched in India? Or links to buy it from China?
Click the link below for Xiaomi Mi 8 India launch speculation
https://www.gizchina.com/2018/06/08/xiaomi-mi-8-se-to-launch-in-india-next-month-as-mi-8i-claims-exclusive-report/
You can buy it from Chinese stores like gearbest or aliexpress but it may take some time after the launch. Currently the Mi 8 SE is on “arrival notice” at gearbest
Where to buy xiaomi mi 8 and the SE, version at the launch price globally?
You can check youpin.mi.com. But ensure that you are getting the global ROM.
https://youpin.mi.com/detail?gid=102123
https://youpin.mi.com/detail?gid=102122
Thanks for the response the page is in Chinese and I can’t seem to understand a thing there do they accept PayPal and ship to international destinations?, and how do I go about it.
From my search, this product is currently out of stock on mi.com and Xiaomi Youpin (two places I know you can get this at the launch price). Sales to commence on 15th June. These stores seem not to ship outside China.
Thank you so much, I guess I’ll have to wait a bit longer to get it at gearbest or AliExpress for a good price