Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Review

Networks, calls and connectivity, SAR values

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is equipped with a hybrid, dual-SIM tray with which you can use either two Nano-SIM cards or a Nano-SIM and a microSD card. The supported network bands include 2G GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), 2.5G CDMA 800 MHz, 3G W-CDMA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), 3G TD-SCDMA (1900, 2000 MHz), 4G LTE (850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2600 MHz), and LTE-TDD (1900, 2000, 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz). The model supports LTE Cat. 18 speeds with 2x2 MiMO and dual-SIM VoLTE. The SAR values of Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite are as follows: SAR EU head 0.749, SAR EU body 1.585, SAR US head 1.15, SAR US body 1.18. Its wireless connectivity options of Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite include dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth 5. The device is equipped with a USB Type-C 2.0 port with OTG support. No 3.5 mm jack and no infrared port. It also works with GPS, GLONASS and Beidou for satellite positioning. Our review unit has managed to detect satellites from all three very quickly with an accuracy of up to 3 meters.