Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition is a special version of the latest flagship of the Chinese, which was shown today in Shenzhen. In this model, the fingerprint reader has been placed on the screen. On board the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition is also an extensive facial recognition feature. For dessert, we have a translucent casing.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition price specification reviews
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition has been shown in Shenzhen today with the normal edition of the flagship. The phone is certainly interesting and stands out from the usual version with additional functions. Let's see what this device has exactly to offer.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition has a fingerprint reader on the screen. So the previous rumors about this issue were confirmed, that such a solution would appear in one of the two versions of the flagship. In an ordinary model, the reader is located on the backs. The Explorer edition also has an extensive face recognition engine that has a high degree of efficiency. Probably Face ID will not be matched, but it's possible that it will not be much different from it. Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition also got a transparent casing, which looks really cool. There will probably be more and more such phones over time. The phone will be available in a special version only in option with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB of data space. The sale will start on June 5. Of course, initially only in China.
The price of the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition has been set at 3,699 yuan. This gives us, after conversion, the amount of USD 700. The price is really attractive. Technical specifications of the Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition can be found below.
Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition - specifications
6.21-inch AMOLED screen with Full HD + resolution (1080 x 2248 pixels)
8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor from the Adreno 630 GPU
8 GB RAM memory type LPDDR4
256 GB or more storage space
microSD memory card reader - none
webcam 20 Mpix f / 2.0 for video calling and selfie
dual camera 12 f / 1.8 + 12 Mpix f / 2.4 with LED
3000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS / GLONASS
NFC
LTE modem
dual SIM
fingerprint reader on the screen
face recognition mechanism
USB C connector
154.9 x 74.8 x 7.6 mm
177 grams
Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI overlay