Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro with pressure-sensitive in-screen fingerprint sensor comes to the UK

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Xiaomi is rapidly expanding in Europe, officially unveiling the flagship Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S in Ireland last week and also announcing that they would be officially launching in the UK today. While in Ireland, Xiaomi has launched in partnership with Three, the company is maintaining slightly more independence in the UK (though they are still selling through Three). With Mi branded stores on the way following job listings posted a few months ago, it would appear that they are not going to be quite as tied down to Three stores only in the UK. Xiaomi is launching the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro in the UK, and it will be available off-contract for £499 from the 9th of November.

The Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro is a pretty special smartphone, in that it has a number of stand-out features that the rest of the competition doesn’t. With a fingerprint sensor under the display along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and 6GB or 8GB of RAM, this particular handset has all the hallmark traits of a 2018 flagship. It has a notched 6.21-inch AMOLED display with the same camera hardware as the powerful Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. Entering a new market is always going to be difficult for any smartphone manufacturer, so doing it with a powerful but unique smartphone is definitely the way to go. Previously, the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro was only available in China.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro Specifications