Finally, it’s official. It’s just yesterday, August 29th, the Xiaomi’s CEO Lu Weibing announced the next iterations of company’s mid-range series, the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro.
What so special about this release is the fact that both smartphones are the company’s first-ever device boasting 64-megapixel camera. Thanks to the Samsung ISOCELL GW1 64MP sensor.
Another fun fact about this release is the coming of MediaTek Helio G90T System on Chip (SoC). The chipset brings 8 computing units consisting of 2x Cortex-A76 CPUs @2.05GHz and 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs @2GHz. This chipset is available within the Pro variant which is for us very interesting since the Redmi Note 8 comes powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at each of its key specifications below.
Redmi Note 8 Specifications
Display
- 6.3″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) LCD Screen Display
- 19.5:9 screen display ratio
- Waterdrop notch design
- 90% screen-to-body ratio
Chipset:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC
- 4x Kryo 260 @ 2.2GHz + 4x Kryo 260 @ 1.8GHz
- Adreno 610 GPU
RAM and Storage Variants:
- 4GB + 64GB
- 6GB + 64GB
- 6GB + 128GB
Operating System: MIUI 10 Android 9 Pie.
Battery capacity: 4000 mAh
USB & Charging:
- USB Type-C
- 18W charging
Main Camera (rear):
- 48MP Samsung ISOCELL, f/1.8, 0.8μm
- 8MP, wide-angle, 1.12μm
- 2MP, macro, 1.75μm
- 2MP, depth sensor, 1.75μm
Front shooter: 13MP
Connectivity and Extras:
- Wi-Fi AC
- 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.0
- AptX HD
- LDAC
- A-GPS
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Rear fingerprint scanner
- IR Blaster
Pricing (China initial release):
- 4GB + 64GB: CNY 999 (~$140)
- 6GB + 64GB: CNY 1,199 (~$167)
- 6GB + 128GB: CNY 1,399 (~$195)
Redmi Note 8 Pro Specifications
Display
- 6.3″ FHD+ (2340 x 1080) LCD Screen Display
- 19.5:9 screen display ratio
- Waterdrop notch design
- 91.4% screen-to-body ratio
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both front and rear side
Chipset:
- MediaTek Helio G90T
- 2x Cortex-A76 @2.05GHz +6x Cortex-A55 @2GHz
- Mali G76 GPU
RAM and Storage Variants:
- 6GB UFS 2.1 + 64GB
- 6GB + 128GB
- 8GB + 128GB
Operating System: MIUI 10 Android 9 Pie.
Battery capacity: 4500 mAh
USB & Charging:
- USB Type-C
- 18W charging
Main camera (rear):
- 64MP Samsung ISOCELL GW1 0.8μm sensor
- 8MP, wide-angle, 1.12μm
- 2MP, macro, 1.75μm
- 2MP, depth sensor, 1.75μm
Front shooter: 20MP
Connectivity and Extras:
- Wi-Fi AC
- 2×2 MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.0
- AptX HD
- LDAC
- A-GPS
- NFC
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Rear fingerprint scanner
- IR Blaster
Pricing (China initial release):
- 6GB + 64GB: CNY 1,399 (~$195)
- 6GB + 128GB: CNY 1,599 (~$224)
- 8GB + 128GB: CNY 1,799 (~$250)
Source: Mi.com