The Chinese company, Xiaomi also launched the Mi 8 Lite Smartphone. Although, during the Mi 8 lineups, Xiaomi announced the Mi 8 SE as the affordable device, which was later selected as the most favorable device among the three.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is the latest to be added and it features a 6.26-inch notched LCD display, Snapdragon 660 processor, 12-megapixel and 5-megapixel rear-facing cameras, a 24-megapixel front-facing camera, a rear fingerprint sensor, and a 3350mAh battery.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Specs
*. Display: 6.26-inch notched LCD display with 1080p screen resolution
*. Colors: Blue and Purple / Orange and Yellow
*. Fingerprint sensor: Yes (rear-mounted)
*. Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset
*. Camera:
– Back: 12 megapixel + 5-megapixel lens with f/1.9 aperture
– Front: 24-megapixel selfie snapper
*. RAM: 4GB / 6GB
*. Storage: 64GB / 128GB
*. OS: Android 8.1 with the company’s MIUI 10
*. Battery: 3350mAh battery capacity
*. Colors: Blue and Purple / Orange and Yellow
*. Fingerprint sensor: Yes (rear-mounted)
*. Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset
*. Camera:
– Back: 12 megapixel + 5-megapixel lens with f/1.9 aperture
– Front: 24-megapixel selfie snapper
*. RAM: 4GB / 6GB
*. Storage: 64GB / 128GB
*. OS: Android 8.1 with the company’s MIUI 10
*. Battery: 3350mAh battery capacity
The new Smartphone is compromised to meet the budgeted markets, coming with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, which is unlike the Mi 8 Pro. It comes in two gradient color finishes – Blue and Purple as well as Orange and Yellow.
There is the liquid coating finishing at the back, and comes in Huawei P20 Propaint job, gradient color combinations. The Mi 8 Lite was rumored to arrive as (Mi 8X) but right now, the global launch model is Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite while the Chinese model is Mi 8 Youth. They are all the same device.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is definitely a mid-range Smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, which is indeed a little bit slower than the Mi 8 Pro with powerful Snapdragon 845 SoC. And much like the Mi 8 SE, it arrives in two different model: 4GB or 6GB of RAM. For easy multitasking.
It is cheaper but you still got the dual camera setup on the back, which consists of 12 megapixel + 5-megapixel lens with f/1.9 aperture. It is definitely lesser than the Mi 8 Pro but at the front, you’ve got the monster 24-megapixel (IMX576) selfie camera, which is bigger than the Mi 8 SE.
The Mi 8 Lite is said to be a competitor to the iPhone XR. Well, it sounds true, while the fact remains that iPhone XR is aiming at the affordable markets. The cheaper Mi 8 Lite runs on Android 8.1 with the company’s MIUI 10. The Mi 8 Lite with 4GB RAM + 64GB of internal storage is priced at 1,399 yuan / $204 / N75,000 in Nigeria currency.
While the Mi 8 Lite with 6GB / 64GB storage costs 1,699 yuan / $248 / N90,000 in Nigeria currency. And lastly, the Mi 8 Lite with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage costs 1,999 yuan / $292 / N106,000 in Nigeria currency. It is very affordable and economically priced. Although, you won’t see those high end features hanging around the phone. They start shipping on September 25.
