News & Reviews:   Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite pre-order

Xiaomi Malaysia officially launched their new Mi Store at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur today with their Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite. The Mi 8 Pro was on sale for RM2399 and the Mi 8 Lite came in - RM999 (4GB + 64GB) and RM1299 (6GB + 128GB) variants. Early-birds who were in the queue got various freebies including a free backpack and earbuds.

In just within a few hours after the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro made its global launch outside of the China market, Xiaomi Malaysia has also just made an official statement of the local price for the Mi 8 Pro and the Mi 8 Lite which will appear at the new Mi Store grand opening in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. The Mi 8 Pro will be on sale for RM2399 and the latter will come in two variants - RM999 (4GB + 64GB) and RM1299 (6GB + 128GB).

Today, not only Xiaomi has proudly announced its first ever authorised Mi Store in London opening soon but the Mi 8 Pro also made its global debut, which were already revealed in the East back a few weeks ago. The pricing for the 8GB + 128GB model is £499.99 (~RM2730). Anyway, if you haven't caught up all the buzz about the flagship before this, allow us to break down for you on the tech specs and features.

Xiaomi Malaysia recently announced that they'll be opening up their official Mi Store at Pavilion KL along with their Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite smartphones. While you can check the complete tech specs comparison using our site comparison tool, the stand-out differences between the three are that the Mi 8 Pro has 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and an in-display fingerprint scanner while the Mi 8 Lite has a midrange Snapdragon 660 chipset with 24MP front camera (the other 2 have 20MP front cameras, Snapdragon 845 chipsets and OIS dual rear cameras).