Xiaomi Mi 8 now available in the Philippines, SD845 with a starting price of PHP 25,990!

Right on schedule, Xiaomi made the Mi 8 available in the Philippines. It is the company's latest top-of-the-line device with beastly specs for the price.

Xiaomi Mi 8 in the flesh

The Xiaomi Mi 8 highlights a metal and glass construction which looks premium overall. It also has a notched 6.21-inch AMOLED panel with FHD+ 2248 x 1080 resolution at 402 pixels per inch. It is equivalent to 18:7:9 screen aspect ratio and 88.5 screen-to-body ratio.

It has beautiful metal and glass design and build

Under the hood, it has the Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor with Adreno 630 GPU as expected.

It also has 3,400mAh battery with the new Quick Charge 4+ technology. Is rechargeable via USB Type-C port.

At the back, it has a dual 12MP f/2.0 camera with AI Portrait and AI Beauty modes. For selfies, it has a 20MP f/2.0 sensor with AI Face Beauty and IR face unlock which works even in lowlight.

It also has WiFi, 4G LTE connectivity, Bluetooth 5.0, dual-frequency GPS, and dual SIM card slots.

It loads with Android Oreo with MIUI 10 soon.

The phone measures at 154.9 x 74.8 7.6 mm and weighs at 175 g.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Specs

Display: 6.21-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected AMOLED screen w/ FHD+ 2248 x 1080 resolution at 402 ppi
CPU: 2.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor
GPU: Adreno 630
RAM: 6GB/8GB
ROM: 64GB/128GB
Back Camera: 12MP f/1.8 Sony IMX363 sensor + 12MP f/2.4 Samsung S5K3M3 sensor w/ Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, AF, AI, and LED flash
Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.0 w/ AI portraits
Battery: 3,400mAh w/ Quick Charge 4+
OS: Android 8.1 Oreo w/ MIUI 10
Connectivity: WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), dual 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5, NFC, FM Radio, OTG, dual-frequency GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)
Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic
Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, IR face unlock, Colors: black, blue, gold, white
Dimensions: 154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
Weight: 177 g
Price: PHP 25,990 (6GB RAM/64GB ROM), PHP 27,990 (8GB RAM/128GB ROM)

This phone has two varaints. It will go with either 6GB RAM/64GB ROM for PHP 25,990 or 8GB RAM/128GB ROM for PHP 27,990. 

What do you think guys?