Earlier today, Chinese manufacturing giant, Xiaomi, released the Xiaomi 8 Youth Edition. Now, what seems to be a reservation for this smartphone has commenced on Mi Mall. The price of 4GB+64GB version is 1399 Yuan ($204), the 6GB+64GB variant sells for as 1699 Yuan ($248) while the 6GB+128GB variant goes for 1999 Yuan ($292). The smartphone will be officially sold at 10 am on September 25. However, if you want to have an edge, you have to make a non-refundable 100 Yuan ($15) down payment and the smartphone will be shipped seven days after the final payment is made (presumably before Sept 25th).
This smartphone features a high face value and self-timer. It adopts a mirror gradient design. The unique dream blue and twilight gold colour options show different light and shadow effects from different angles which is outstanding.
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 Youth Edition is packed with a 6.26-inch full-screen, a Snapdragon 660 AIE processor, 3350mAh battery supporting QC3.0 fast charging, and a 12MP rear camera (1.4μm pixel size, dual-core focus, f/1.9 aperture), which is accompanied by a 5MP secondary sensor. The latter is identical to the original Mi 8. It has a 12-to-0 advantage for the Huawei P20 in the AI scene recognition. Of course, this handset supports Xiao AI voice assistant. To get the full details of this smartphone, see our launch article HERE.
