The Xiaomi Mi Max 3 was launched in July 2018, ushering in another generation of Xiaomi's phablet smartphone with decent specifications. The Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite was announced in late Q3 2018 with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC, and it has gone on to become a popular choice for those looking for a high value-for-money device.
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Both, the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 (device codename: nitrogen) and the Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (device codename: platina) received their stable Android Pie update on MIUI 10 last month. Now, Xiaomi has released kernel sources for both of these devices for their respective Android Pie updates.