Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite To Launch Soon
China-based Xiaomi announced three variants of their Mi 8 Lite smartphone back in the month of September. Now just before the launch of the smartphone, the company has announced that the smartphone will be available in one more storage variant. The new variant will have 128 GB of ROM and 4 GB of RAM. The variant would be best suited for users who don’t usually run RAM intensive tasks but have a priority for higher storage. Above all, 4 GB of RAM is sufficient for running day-to-day tasks like browsing or watching YouTube videos.
Mi8 Lite Design & Specifications
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite has a 6.26-inch LCD display with a notch up top. The speakerphone, ambient light sensor, and the 26 MP front selfie camera are housed in the notch. The MI 8 has a glass-finish rear back which houses a fingerprint sensor and the dual rear cameras with an LED flash. Talking about the rear cameras, the device has a f/1.9 aperture equipped 12 MP sensor and a f/2.0 aperture equipped 5 MP sensor. The rear cameras can capture 2160p videos @ 30fps while the front camera can shoot 1080p videos @ 30fps . 
The Mi 8 Lite has an Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 CPU along with the Adreno 512 GPU. The smartphone is powered by a 3,350 mAh Li-ion battery that supports Quick Charge 3.0. In terms of connectivity, the device has dual 4G VoLTE support, 802.11 Wi-Fi and a USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer. At the time of launch, the smartphone will be available in 4 different variants which are as follows:
- 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM
- 4 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM
- 6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM
- 6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM
Price & Availability
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Xiaomi has recently shared pictures of a Beijing train with posters of the Mi 8 Lite. It indicates that the launch date is very close and the company might launch it before this week ends. The smartphone will be available in 2 gradient colors and one solid color which are Twilight gold, Dream blue, Deep space gray. The company is yet to announce the price of 4 GB RAM/128 GB ROM variant. The price for previously announced variants as follows:
- 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM- 1,399 CNY (around Rs. 14,600)
- 6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM- 1,699 CNY (around Rs. 17,700)
- 6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM- 1,999 CNY (around Rs. 20,900)
