Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is now Official: Flagship Specs, Features and Price

Xiaomi the Chinese smartphone maker has launched a new variant of the Mi 8 in China called the Mi 8 Lite. As the name suggests, the Mi 8 Lite is the lite variant of the Xiaomi Mi 8. The Mi 8 Lite, as far as Xiaomi's Mi 8 line-up is concerned, sits at the lowest end now offering flagship-grade features at even more affordable prices. The Mi 8 Lite, to that effect, comes with a gradient finish, a 24MP front camera and dual rear cameras.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is a economical lite smartphone with great specifications. Adding to the smartphone family of Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer once again launched a smartphone – The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite. The Xiaomi Mi 8 which was released last June, and now Xiaomi launched the lite version of it. The newly launched smartphone showcases gradient variants at affordable price.

Specifications Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

The newly launched smartphone sports a 6.26-inch by 1080x2280pixels touchscreen resolution with a waterdrop notch where the front camera is located. It looks very elegant in terms of its design. The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The lite variant is powered by octa-core Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 and supported by Adreno 512.

The handset has a powerful specs cause it runs by a 4GB/6GB RAM with 64GB/128GB internal storage and can be expanded up to 256GB with the help of microSD. In terms of camera specs, Mi 8 Lite is geared with 12MP+5MP dual rear cameras featuring LED flash, HDR and panorama. On the front camera, it sports 24MP and it features Auto HDR.

Going to connectivity details, the smartphone sets to be in 4G LTE and HSPA+. It connects through Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS, GLONASS and features fingerprint sensors. The recently released smartphone is power-driven by a 3,350mAh non-removable battery.

Prices and Availability

As of now, Mi 8 Lite is only available in China with a specific price per variant. Here are the prices:

4GB/64GB internal storage: CNY 1,699 or Php13, 400 in Philippine Peso

6GB/128GB internal storage: CNY1, 999 or Php15, 800 in Philippine Peso

The newly launched  Mi 8 Lite is available in 3 beautiful colors namely Sunset Gold, Midnight Black and Aurora Blue.

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