The number 8 is considered lucky in China and today, on the eighth day of the eighth month, Xiaomi, a company that is 8 years old, announced the vanilla Mi 8 will be launched in a version with 8 GB RAM, becoming the second phone of the portfolio with so much memory after the Mi 8 Explorer. And if you think you had enough eights, here's some more - the device is launched at 8 PM in Beijing, China, which is GMT+8 for all the followers abroad. The Xiaomi Mi 8 might arrive with more RAM, but all the other specs remain the same - 6.21" tall screen with a notch, Snapdragon 845 and dual 12...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi8_8gb_ram-news-32653.php