The Xiaomi Mi 8 series is about to get two new
additions. While the Mi 8 Youth or more likely Mi 8X was leaked over and over
again, the Mi 8 Fingerprint Scanner Edition was just a rumor. Until now - today Weibo brought
us the first live images of the smartphone in its retail box, revealing some
key specs, including an under-display fingerprint sensor and Snapdragon 845
chipset.
The Mi 8 Fingerprint Scanner Edition (hopefully it
will have a shorter name like Xiaomi Mi 8 UD) appears in Dark Red paint job
that changes to a lighter color under various lighting. In one of the images,
we can see it goes from Bordeaux to Amber color, while on the other live photo
it is Dark Red, similar to the color of a cherry or a pomegranate.
The package label reveals the new phone will have
not only the flagship SoC but also the newest GPS positioning system that
utilizes both L1 and L5 bands. Of course, the highlight of the device is the
fingerprint scanner under the screen, which means the panel will be OLED.
Xiaomi Mi 8 already has an in-screen fingerprint
scanner version called Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer, but it sports a transparent back
panel. The new phone comes without the revealing rear and joins the gradient
bandwagon instead.
