Mi 8 SE smartphone has been allegedly spotted on the official Xiaomi website.
Taking on Apple's Animoji, Xiaomi has released an official teaser on its Weibo that reveals a similar kind of emoji that will be available on the Xiaomi Mi 8. The video shows characters like a pig, a fox, a panda, and Xiaomi's official mascot singing the company's flagship tune. It ends with a countdown to the official event that will be held in China on May 31.
Separately, alleged promo shots of the Mi 8 have been posted on SlashLeaks that appear to have been first seen on a Xiaomi-centric Telegram group. The images show a wide notch on the front with an bezel-less design and a significant bottom chin. On the back, a vertically stacked dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor can be seen. This puts to doubt rumours of an in-display fingerprint sensor on the Xiaomi Mi 8. The poster also reveals features like GPS, AI dual camera, Snapdragon 845 SoC, and more.
Next, this seems to be the first instance wherein the mention of a Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has been spotted on an official listing. As first spotted by Sohu, Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has been mentioned in the description column of a CNY 50 (roughly Rs. 500) coupon on Xiaomi's shopping portal in China. Apart from that, there is no information around the specifications and features of the smartphone.
Add to that, tipster Ishan Agarwal has apparently obtained source code that also carries the mention of the Mi 8 SE, which according to him will be a variant of the flagship series. In a separate tweet, he states that the regular Mi 8 will arrive in a 4GB/ 6GB RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage options, and in Grey, Blue, Gold, and Red colour variants. On the other hand, the Mi 8 SE is expected to get 6GB of RAM and 64GB/ 128GB/ 256GB internal storage. The Mi 8 SE will reportedly be made available in Blue, Gold, Blue, and White colour options.
Apart from the flagship Mi 8, Xiaomi is MIUI 10, a major update to Xiaomi's mobile OS, will also be launched at the annual product event.