Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Officially Unveiled for 3199 Yuan (INR 34,000)

Along with the Mi 8 Lite, Xiaomi today introduced one more smartphone in China, the Mi 8 Pro. This phone comes with a pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint sensor which activates only when you place your finger on the screen. This fingerprint sensor is faster and more power-efficient than the one that we saw on the Mi 8. The specs of the phone are similar to the Mi 8, with a Snapdragon 845 Chipset on the 6.21-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and a resolution of 2248×1080 pixels. The phone is available in two configurations, one with a 6GB RAM and the other with an 8GB RAM. The internal storage on both the variants is 128GB.

Similar to the Mi 8, the Mi 8 Pro runs on Android 8.1 Oreo, with the MIUI skin on top. It has support for dual SIM cards. There is a 12MP+12MP camera setup at the rear and a 20MP camera on the front with real-time AI portraits. The battery on the phone is a 3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4+ fast charging.

The phone is available in three colours, Sunset Gold, Black, and Transparent Titanium. The price of the 6GB RAM variant has been set at 3199 Yuan which converts to INR 34,000 roughly. The variant with the 8GB RAM comes in at 3599 Yuan which converts to INR 38,200 approximately. The phone is available for ordering today while the sale will begin from September 21 in China.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Specifications

Display & Dimensions

• 6.21-inch (2248 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:7:9 AMOLED display with 600 nits brightness, 60000:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3 color gamut
• Dimensions: 154.9mm × 74.8mm × 7.6mm
• Weight: 177 grams

Processor & Storage

• 2.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform
• Adreno 630 GPU
• 6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM
• 128GB (UFS 2.1) internal storage

Camera

• 12MP rear camera with 26mm wide-angle lens, 1/2.6″ Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, Optical zoom, 4K video recording
• Secondary 12MP rear camera with Samsung S5K3M3 sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 1.0µm pixel size, 2X zoom
• 20MP front-facing camera with real-time AI portraits

Connectivity & Battery

• Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO)
• Bluetooth 5, Dual-frequency (L1+L5) GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
• 3000mAh (typ) / 2900mAh (min) battery
• Quick Charge 4+ fast charging

Misc Features

• Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI
• Dual SIM (nano + nano)
• IR Face unlock
• Pressure sensitive fingerprint sensor

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Price List

• 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: 3199 Yuan (INR 34,000)
• 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage: 3599 Yuan (INR 38,200)