A follow-up to one of the best mid-range phones for 2019
With the Redmi Note 7 series being successful, the brand is riding on with the momentum by launching the Redmi Note 8 series. The new phones now come with bigger batteries, bigger displays, and quad rear camera setups.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro is officially the first smartphone to have a 64-megapixel main rear camera—using Samsung’s ISOCELL GW1 sensor. Accompanying it is an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, 2-megapixel macro camera, and 2-megapixel depth sensor.
Aside from being the first phone to have a 64-megapixel camera, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is also the first to use MediaTek’s gaming-centric Helio G90T processor. To keep temps stable, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is also the first phone under the Redmi brand to have a liquid cooling chamber. Keeping the lights on is a large 4500mAh battery with support for 18w charging.
On the other hand, the Redmi Note 8 swaps the Pro model’s 64-megapixel ISOCELL GW1 sensor for an updated 48-megapixel ISOCELL GM2 sensor. Instead of a centrally-placed camera module placement, the Redmi Note 8 settles for a more conventional camera module placement.
Powering it is a Snapdragon 665 processor. Like its predecessor, the Redmi Note 8 also comes with a 4000mAh battery with 18w quick charging.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro specs
- MediaTek Helio G90T octa-core processor
- Mali-G76 GPU
- 6GB/8GB RAM
- 6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS display, Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
- 64GB/128GB expandable internal storage
- Quad rear cameras: 64-megapixel f/1.8 Samsung ISOCELL GW1 main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, 2-megapixel depth-sensor, 2-megapixel macro camera; with LED, PDAF
- 20-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, face unlock, USB-C
- 4500mAh battery with 18w quick charging
- Android Pie with MIUI
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 octa-core processor
- Adreno 610 GPU
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 6.3-inch Full HD+ LCD display, Gorilla Glass 5 Protection
- 64GB/128GB expandable internal storage
- Quad rear cameras: 48-megapixel f/1.8 Samsung ISOCEL GM2 main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, 2-megapixel depth-sensor, 2-megapixel macro camera; with LED, PDAF
- 13-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, face unlock, USB-C
- 4000mAh battery with 18w quick charging
- Android Pie with MIUI
The Redmi Note 8 is priced at CNY 999(~Php 7.7k) for the 4GB/64GB model, CNY 1199(~Php 8.8k) for the 6GB/64GB model, and CNY 1399(~Php 10.8k) for the 6GB/128GB model. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is priced at CNY 1399(~Php 10.3k) for the 6GB/64GB model, CNY 1599(~Php 11.7k) for the 6GB/128GB model, and CNY 1799(~Php 13.2k) for the 8GB/128GB model. Both phones will be available this September.
