Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition with the in-display fingerprint scanner in the market. The company also launched the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE alongside – which is just a smaller Mi 8 variant – for those who prefer a small screen and a cheaper price tag. The smartphone is the first to be powered by the newly launched Snapdragon 710 SoC, comes with a fingerprint scanner at the back, face unlock, and runs on MIUI 10.

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE price and release date

The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE is priced at CNY 1,799 which is roughly Rs. 18,900 in Indian currency for the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant, and CNY 1,999 which is roughly Rs. 21,100 in Indian currency for the 6GB RAM/64GB storage variant.

Operating System and Display

The Xiaomi Mi 8 SE runs on MI User Interface 10 as well and bears a dual-SIM (Nano+Nano) 5.88-inch AMOLED full-screen High definition+ (1080×2244 pixels) display with glass protection of 2.5D, 423ppi pixel density, 18.7:9 aspect ratio, and 86.12 per cent screen to body ratio.

Processor

It is powered and supported by the 2.2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 710 processor. This is the first smartphone which has been integrated with the recently announced chip. The 10nm octa-core chip includes two Kryo 360 Cortex-A75 cores that are clocked at 2.2GHz and six Kryo 360 Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.7GHz. It is coupled with Adreno 616 graphics and 4GB or 6GB RAM options.

Storage

The smartphone has an Inbuilt storage of 64GB.

Photography department

On the optics department, the Mi 8 SE includes an AI dual camera with one 12-megapixel sensor and another 5-megapixel sensor as well. At the front of the smartphone, there is a 20-megapixel shooter with slow motion and bokeh effect.

Battery

The smartphone has a battery of 3120mAh which is non-removable on which the company has claims to offer 269 hours of standby.

Measurements and Weigh

The smartphone measurements are 147.28×73.09×7.5mm with respect to its length x height x thickness, and it weighs around 164 grams.