Xiaomi presented the Mi 8 Lite smartphone

Xiaomi has introduced a new product — the Mi 8 Lite smartphone, which the company previously called Mi 8 Youth Edition. A distinctive feature of the novelty was an unusual color scheme.

For the Mi 8 Lite has selected a glass case, created by the technology of mirror nano vacuum spraying. The presentation explained that a unique mirror effect is obtained as a result of 2.5D glass nano-sputtering in a vacuum environment. For the first time, Xiaomi offers its customers a smartphone with gradient colors. The company said that when choosing this design solution, the specialists were inspired by the paintings of the famous French impressionist Claude Monet.

Mi 8 Lite is available in three colors: Dream Blue (fantasy blue) and Twilight Gold (golden sunset), as well as a more solid Deep Gray (deep gray) with a flickering effect. The developers note that the Mi 8 Lite is only 7.5 mm thick — thinner than the previously presented iPhone XR, Huawei P20, and others. Also, the smartphone has a thin frame with a thickness of only 2.68 mm and a small frame at the top of the display with a width of 19.4 mm. For comparison, the iPhone XR, these figures are 2.98 mm and 35.2 mm, respectively.

On the eve of the presentation, Xiaomi was intrigued by publishing a photo of the night city taken by Mi 8 Lite.

The main dual camera with 12 and 5 megapixels with LED flash and the front camera with 24 megapixels are responsible for the image quality. Snapdragon 660 with 4/6 GB of RAM and 64/128 GB of flash memory was chosen from the processors for the new product. OS — MIUI based on Android Oreo. Full HD + screen — a diagonal of 6.26 inches. The cost of a smartphone is $ 204. Its pre-order will start tonight, and shipments will begin on September 25th.