Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi today announced its latest high-end smartphone, the Mi 8. The new model comes with very similar camera specifications to the Mi MIX 2S, featuring a wide/tele dual-camera setup.
The main camera uses a 1/2. 55" Sony IMX363 Sony sensor with a 1. 4µm pixel size, F1. 8 aperture lens and a 4-axis optical image stabilization system. The longer lens offers approximately a 2x zoom factor. The sensor comes with smaller 1. 0µm pixels, and at F2. 4 the aperture is not quite as fast as the main camera's.
The camera uses PDAF to focus and a LED-flash helps illuminate your subjects in very low light. Artificial intelligence offers auto enhancement for more than 200 types of scenes and there is also an AI-enhanced portrait mode, similar to the iPhone X's portrait lighting. The latter is also available on the 20MP / F2. 0 front camera.
Xiaomi Mi 8 portrait effect
Xiaomi Mi 8 portrait effect
Images can be framed and viewed on a 6. 21-inch Samsung AMOLED display with 18. 7:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution and the device is powered by Qualcomm's top-end chipset Snapdragon 845. For those relying on their phone's GPS when out shooting images, it's worth noting that the Mi 8 is also the first smartphone with Dual GPS, combining L1 and L5 frequencies. This should provide faster and more precise location services than most devices.
Pricing starts at CNY2,699 (approximately $420) for the 6/64 GB version and go all the way up to CNY3,299 (approximately $515) for the 6/256 GB model, which, compared to some direct competitors, represents pretty good value. The Mi 8 will be available online and offline from June 5th.
. dpreview.com2018-6-1 19:21
