Redmi Note 8
The bottom end of the smartphone market is crammed with models and variants of them, in many cases with only very minor differences between them just in order to cater to people with limited budgets and specific requirements. A case in point is Xiaomi, which has launched well over a dozen options priced below Rs. 15,000 so far this year. No matter whether you prioritise CPU power, RAM and storage, camera features, or battery life, Xiaomi wants to put enough options in front of buyers that they won't even have to look at what the competition has to offer. Still, it's a tough balancing act.
The Redmi Note-8 8,579, which the company just surprise-launched alongside the Redmi Note 8 Pro 14,999 , has been designed to hit the critical Rs. 9,999 price point. Xiaomi has stated very clearly that it could have made this phone less expensive, but it didn't want to compromise on specifications at all. Interestingly, there's also a variant priced quite a bit higher at Rs. 12,999 which means it straddles more than one price segment. We're reviewing the higher priced version, but we're still going to consider how both options are equipped to appeal to their respective target audiences.
| NETWORK |
Technology
|
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| LAUNCH |
Announced |
2019, August |
| Status |
Available. Released 2019, September |
| BODY |
Dimensions |
158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm (6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight |
190 (6.70 oz) |
| Build |
Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame |
| SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY |
Type |
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution |
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density) |
| Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| PLATFORM |
OS |
Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 11 |
| Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) |
| CPU |
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) |
| GPU |
Adreno 610 |
| MEMORY |
Card slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal |
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA |
Quad |
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (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 |
| Features |
LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA |
Single |
13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm |
| Features |
HDR, panorama |
| Video |
1080p@30fps |
| SOUND |
Loudspeaker |
Yes |
| 3.5mm jack |
Yes |
| COMMS |
WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth |
4.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Infrared port |
Yes |
| Radio |
FM radio |
| USB |
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES |
Sensors
|
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| BATTERY |
|
Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery |
|
Charging
|
Fast battery charging 18W |
| MISC |
Colors |
Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black, Nebula Purple, Cosmic Purple |
| Models |
M1908C3JH, M1908C3JG, M1908C3JI |
| SAR |
0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU |
0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body) |
| Price |
Rs. 9,999 / $ 137.99 / £ 145.52 / € 169.02 |
| TESTS |
Performance |
Basemark OS II: 2923 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2272
Basemark X: 17636 |
| Display |
Contrast ratio: 1521:1 (nominal) |
| Camera |
Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker |
Voice 78dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 81dB |
| Audio quality |
Noise -94.0dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB |
| Battery life |
Endurance rating 108h |
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