Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro Launched in India with Specs and Price
"Note 8 Pro shift from Snapdragon SoCs to the new gaming-oriented MediaTek Helio G90T SoC."
Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro launched in India alongside MIUI 11. Xiaomi is very popular in India, especially in its budget section. It is so popular that the Note 7 Series became the best-selling product and sold over 100 million devices globally. Now Xiaomi has launched the Note 8 series in the country to hopefully continue the streak.
The note 8 series consist of two phones Xiaomi Note 8 and Xiaomi Note 8 Pro. Instead of writing all the specs of these phones in the sentences, we will be talking about some important changes in the phone. All the spec-geeks specifications of the devices are listed down below.
Specifications
| Redmi Note 8 Pro | Redmi Note 8 | ||
Body
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161.4 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.35 x 3.01 x 0.35 in) |
158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) | |
| Weight | 200 g | 190g | |
| Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) | |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
| Size | 6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~395 ppi density) |
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| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 | Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 | |
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G90T (12nm) | Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MC4 | Adreno 610 | |
| Memory Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB | |
| Internal storage | 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM UFS2.1 | 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | |
| Main Camera | 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor |
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor |
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| Front Camera | 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm | 13 MP, f/2.0 | |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | |
| Radio | FM radio, recording | FM radio | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
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| Battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
Talking about the changes in the lineup, the most important one has to be the shift from Snapdragon SoCs to the new gaming-oriented MediaTek Helio G90T SoC in the Note 8 Pro. Performance and public response are yet to be seen on the change. Another change in this year's lineup is the use of UFS 2.1 for storage and the addition of microSD card support up to 512GB in the Indian version. On the other hand Note, 8 gets the familiar Snapdragon 665 SoC.
Pricing of the devices, Redmi Note 8 Pro is priced at IRS. 13,999 for 6GB/64GB variant, 15,999 for 6GB/128GB variant and 17,999 for 8GB/128GB which is equivalent to NPR. 24,000, 25,600 and 28,800 respectively. Whereas Redmi Note 8 is priced at IRS. 11,999 for 4GB/64GB variant and 12,999 for the 6GB/128GB variant which is equivalent to NPR. 18,000 and 20,800 respectively.
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