After weeks of speculation followed by official news, the first English Mi store has finally become a reality. Obviously, even if not too much (the first in Italy is in Milan), the store is located in the capital of London inside the huge shopping center of Westfield.
Together with the opening of the new Mi Store, the company also announced the new Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro, which we had previously seen in China under the name Xiaomi Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition.
Xiaomi arrives in the United Kingdom, Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro presented in London
We remind those who may feel a little confused, given the amount of smartphones released by Xiaomi in recent months, that the Mi 8 Pro is a more premium version of the Xiaomi Mi 8 presented in the first half of 2018. With it it shares, the 6.21-inch Super AMOLED screen with 2248 x 1080 resolution, the two 12MP rear cameras with F / 1.8 and F / 2.4 aperture (the second also has a 2x optical zoom), the infrared facial recognition system and a processor Snapdragon 845.
Where it improves is in the design, slightly more attractive and also available with the transparent cover and the new fingerprint reader under the screen which thus removes the old sensor on the back. Despite the slight space gained in the back, the Mi 8 Pro has a smaller battery at 3000mAh against the 3400mAh of the non-Pro version. The Xiaomi Mi Pro will cost £ 499 (around € 570) in the UK.
The Mi Pro was not the only device presented in the UK today, to accompany it there was also the simple Mi 8 (whose price has not been announced), the Mi Electric Scooter for £ 399 (460 €) with the first 100 on sale for only £ 299 (340 €), the Mi Band 3 which instead will cost £ 26.99 (31 €) or £ 19 (22 €) if you are among the first 10 to buy it, the Mi Electric electric toothbrush Toothbrush, the Mi Box TV Box, the Mi Smart Kettle electric kettle and a 10000mAh power bank. Finally, there will be a bundle offered for sale by Three UK with the Xiaomi Redmi 6A and the Mi Band 3 for £ 99 (110 €).
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