Xiaomi's Mi 8 Pro looks like an iPhone X with a fingerprint sensor

Xiaomi continues to expand its range of phones Mi 8. Today, the company announced the new Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite. In China, they are respectively known as Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint and Mi 8 Youth Edition. The Pro is definitely the most interesting device because it includes a built-in fingerprint sensor on the screen. Other specifications include:

• Snapdragon 845 processor
• Either 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM with 128 GB of storage
• 6.21 inch OLED display, 1080 x 2248
• Two rear-facing 12-megapixel cameras and a 20-megapixel front camera
• Unlocking the face in addition to the fingerprint

It looks like the iPhone X, but instead of costing over $ 1,000, the Mi 8 Pro starts at 3,200 CNY ($ 467) for the 6GB / 128GB model. Delivery starts in China on the 21st September.

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Meanwhile, the Mi 8 Lite features a 6.26-inch LCD screen, a Snapdragon 660 processor, 12-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel camera, a front-facing camera. 24 megapixel camera, a rear fingerprint sensor and a 3,350 mAh battery. It starts at 1400 CNY, or $ 204.

Of course, the Mi 8 Pro is not the first phone equipped with a built-in fingerprint sensor, but it's one of the first to have more to follow. OnePlus has confirmed that its next device, the OnePlus 6T, will feature an integrated sensor. The edgeSam Byford also tested the Vivo X21 phone and found that his fingerprint sensor worked well most of the time. Since Apple usually waits a while before incorporating new technologies, we will likely see the fingerprint sensor on the screen in a Samsung device before an iPhone, then n & rsquo; Do not wait for an iPhone X model with a built-in sensor.