Xiaomi Mi 8 flagship phone launched in the Philippines too!

Aside from the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6, Xiaomi also launched the Mi 8 flagship smartphone in the Philippines.

Mi 8 in PH now official!

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

As a quick recap, the Xiaomi Mi 8 boasts a metal and glass design and a big 6.21-inch AMOLED screen with 18.7:9 screen aspect ratio and 88.5 screen-to-body ratio. It also has an FHD+ resolution of 2248 x 1080 pixels at 402 pixels per inch.

The Mi 8

Inside, it loads with the flagship Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor with Adreno 630 GPU. It will also come with either 6GB RAM/64GB ROM or 8GB RAM/128GB ROM. Both are non-expandable.

The battery size is at 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0 tech via USB Type-C port.

On the camera part, it has an AI-assisted dual 12MP f/2.0 at the back. It boasts the AI Portrait and AI Beauty modes. For selfies, you'll find a 20MP f/2.0 snapper that's AI-assisted as well.

Xiaomi also claimed that it has a good type of IR face unlock which works even in lowlight.

As expected, it has a fingerprint scanner, WiFi, 4G LTE connectivity, Bluetooth 5.0, and dual-frequency GPS. Xiaomi claimed that this type of GPS helps in giving accurate navigation most of the time.

It loads with Android Oreo with MIUI 10 soon.

The 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM variant is priced at PHP 25,990. On the other hand, the 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM model is priced at PHP 27,990.

It will be available starting July 30 at Authorized Mi Stores in the Philippines.

What do you think guys?