The Xiaomi Mi 8 took less than a minute to sell out in China

Xiaomi’s Mi 8 flagship was announced just last week, with the Chinese brand confirming that the first flash sale would take place today. Well, perhaps unsurprisingly, the smartphone turned out to be extremely popular, selling out in under one minute.

In actual fact, 37 seconds was the time it took Xiaomi’s newest device to show up as out of stock, with the pricing of the smartphone most likely playing an important role in its popularity. After all, despite retailing at the equivalent of $420, the Mi 8 certainly offers plenty of features, with its resemblance to Apple’s iPhone X perhaps ...