Xiaomi reportedly sells 1 million Mi 8 series smartphones in less than three weeks

It would seem that the Xiaomi Mi 8 flagship series , which was unveiled at the end of last month in China, has been selling like hot cakes. Xiaomi’s Global spokesperson Donovan Sung tweeted out the information stating that more than 1 million Mi 8 series smartphones have been sold in just 18 days since going live on 5 June.

As of right now only the Mi 8 and the Mi 8 SE are available for sale, while the Mi 8 Explorer Edition should be made available in select markets by July.

Remarkably, the Mi 8 actually sold out in  1 minute and 37 seconds  during its first sale on 5 June. No one is quite sure as to the number of phones actually sold in that sale.

A second sale was conducted on 12 June, but there is no information regarding that.

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The Mi 8 series first went on sale on June 5. Just 18 days later, we've already sold over 1M units!#Xiaomi #Mi8 pic.twitter.com/dH36P6Wgt8

— Donovan Sung (@donovansung) June 23, 2018

It can be assumed that the Mi 8 was such a hit, mainly because of the high-end specs it was offering at minimal prices. As a matter of fact, the Mi 8 starts off at just CNY 2,699 (approx Rs 28,000) which makes it the cheapest smartphone to come with a Snapdragon 845 SoC. This phone can really bring the competition to the OnePlus 6.

The smartphone packs in an FHD+ Samsung Super AMOLED display with an 88.5 percent screen-to-body ratio and iPhone X-style notch.

It also offers 8 GB RAM along with 128 GB of internal storage. The Mi 8 Mi Explorer edition features 3D face unlock technology along with an in-display fingerprint reader.