Xiaomi announced the Mi 8some weeks ago during an event taking place in China. Three smartphones have been launched in this range including Xiaomi Mi 8, the Mi 8 Explorer Edition, and the Mi 8 SE. The devices are in line with the trends of 2018since theyhave really thin bezels, a chin, and an iPhone X style notch on the top.Now,one of the models will be released in Europe later, allowing Xiaomi to cement its position in various different markets.

WinFuture has reported that the standard Xiaomi Mi 8 variants will be released in Europe during the month of August. Europe will not be getting the affluent Explorer Edition model and the 8GB RAM model for now.For now,the Mi 8 itself will be available in two storage configurations;6GB of RAM with 64GB of internal storage, and 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal memory. The Mi 8 will be available in the colors black and blue.

As for the specifications, the Mi 8 is powered by the octa-core QualcommSnapdragon 845and it will be shippedwith Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI 10 on top. The phonesportshas a 3,400mAhbattery and supports Quick Charge 4.0+.Additionally,the Mi 8 sports a 6.21-inch full HD+ display with a resolution of 2,248×1,080and it is the first Android smartphone to provide support for 3D facial recognition. The device is also armed with a dual rear camera setup (12MP + 12MP) and a 20MP AI-fueled selfie camera.

The Mi 8 also offers video recording up to 4K at 60FPS and slow-motion video recording at 1080pup to 240frames per second.The flagship also comes with a dual-frequency GPSandutilizes the L5 and L1 band to improve the location accuracy by fives times. Coming to the pricing, the Xiaomi Mi 8 will retail for 480($555.72)and 520 Euros($602.03)in Switzerland, and while this is certainly a great deal, it can never come close to the one being offeredin China.

Do you think the flagship being sold in Europe will bring Xiaomi closer to its goal of shipping 100 million smartphone unitsfor 2018? Let us know down in the comments.

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News Source: WinFuture