Recently, Xiaomi announced that the Mi 8 Fingerprint Edition will get the Game Turbo technology that was introduced in the company’s latest flagship smartphone — Mi 9. Today, the company has announced that the Mi 8 Pro will get the Mi Turbo mode.
The Mi Turbo is an underlying system optimization technology developed by Xiaomi. The company says that the feature effectively reduces the generation of system debris after long-term use of the device. With Mi Turo mode enabled, the smartphone runs smoothly even after 18 months of continuous usage.
However, the company has not provided more details related to this new Mi Turbo function that was introduced with the Mi 9 smartphone. From the teaser shared by the company, it’s known that the function related to anti-system aging for MIUI.
It is different from the Game Turbo mode that dynamically adjusts the CPU frequency according to the game rendering load. In Game Turbo function, with intelligent scheduling of CPU frequency, the CPU is operated at a lower frequency in a less loaded scenario which reduces system power consumption.
Coming to the Mi 8 Pro’s specifications, the phone features a 6.21-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with screen resolution of 2248 x 1080 pixels. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor clocked at 2.8GHz, along with Adreno 630 GPU.
It packs 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage but there’s no microSD card slot for expanding storage. The phone comes with a pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint sensor for added security. It comes with 6GB or 8GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage.
In the camera department, the device features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of two 12-megapixel sensors with Optical Image Stabilizer and optical zoom. On the front side, the device comes equipped with a 20-megapixel f/2.0 camera sensor housed inside the display notch.
The handset supports Dual SIM, 4G, Wi-Fi, dual-band GPS, dual–SIM support, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB OTG, and USB Type-C as connectivity options. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s MIUI 10 interface. The phone is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery with support for fast charging technology.
