The Redmi Note 7 Pro was one of the best smartphones at the time. Today, we have a successor, the Redmi Note 8 Pro. This is a hell of a device. It has not been launched in many places. Currently, it is only available in China, which is a good upgrade from its predecessor. First things first, the design of the device is the best design Xiaomi has ever made in its Redmi Note series. In the past, they made a boxed design on smartphones, and having a slightly curved design made it more comfortable. Having a shimmering white colour shine, depending on the reflection you tilt it in, alongside a good weight balance, makes it feel very comfortable.
Furthermore, the device is thicker than the Redmi Note 7 Pro. While the Redmi Note 7 Pro is just 8.1mm and the Redmi Note 8 Pro is 8.8mm, well, the device is built using glass, but the frames are made out of metal. To protect the glass the rear and front are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Where the glass is slippery, we suggest you use a transparent case. It helps a lot. All buttons, including the Volume Rocker and Power Button on the right, with the Hybrid SIM Tray on the left. At the bottom, we have a single-firing bottom speaker, a USB-Type-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. Ports have been sealed with rubber rings, which might protect against some accidental spills. Which every smartphone should implement. We all know that nothing is perfect.
In this case, the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor is placed in a very awkward position. Xiaomi put the rear-mounted fingerprint sensor right below the camera array. This possibility has one reason to match the design, where a lot of people initially mistake the lens for the sensor a lot, but concerning time. You get used to it when It comes with a 6.53-inch IPS LCD with HDR support. It has a 1080×2340 pixel resolution with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio at a pixel density of 395 dpi. Moving on to display, it is not an AMOLED display, but we are expecting an AMOLED display, which also brings a flash-in-display fingerprint sensor as an upgrade. However, the display is one of the best IPS displays.
Which is quite bright, sharp, and fairly bright. Moreover, the device also has a dark mode, but since it has an LCD, it is useless, or there would not be any battery savings on an AMOLED. It comes with a 6.3-inch IPS display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, and the bezels are pretty minimal, which means they are pretty narrow. There is a waterdrop-notch design-acceptable display.You can use gesture navigation if you want a full-screen experience. You will not struggle with outdoor use. Under the Hood, this time, Xiaomi is using a MediaTek Helio G90T. This is a mid-gamer-centric SOC that is better than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SOC, which achieves a score of 276,512 in the AntuTu Benchmark.
This is the First time the Redmi Smartphone has used a MediaTek Chipset, whereas the Snapdragon Chipset has been used Recently. Here, you can play PubgM on a high setting. There is no heating complaint; it just gets slightly warm, which is normal, or does not go beyond 40ºC.Even when playing PubgM for a long 5 sessions back to back, followed by Asphalt 9, As of now, the Redmi Note 8 Pro has one of the best gaming performances for the price segment. Additionally, day-to-day use is great. In general, we don’t experience any stuttering while completing daily tasks. Opening and closing the application or multitasking is fine.
The Devie can easily handle anything because it comes with 6/8GB of DDR4X RAM and 64/128GB of onboard UFS2.1 storage. On the software front, Devie runs on Android 9.1 Pie out-of-the-box-based custom skin MIUI 10.4.9, which is slightly packed with more features than the current MIUI positively. Chinese Variant has NFC, but we didn’t expect the global Variant to come out with NFC. In terms of camera performance, smartphone cameras are becoming more powerful than ever before. However, there is a second side to this because smartphone cameras are eventually becoming more and more gimmicky with every iteration of the smartphone brand. The 64MP does what is necessary, and there is a 2 MP f/2.4, 1/5 “, 1.75µm depth sensor, a 2 MP macro lens, and an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2, 1/4 “, 1.12µm pixels.
There is a rear quad camera setup housing a 64MP F/1.8 Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. During daylight, the device captures a nice picture, which is normal, but the dynamic range struggles in certain situations. However, the skin tone is nice, and it is nice to be there with the actual Huam skin tone. In normal 16MP images, it is just a little sharper in 64MP images. We expected a lot of differences, but there is a noticeable difference between both cameras. The 2MP Depth Sensor did a Surprisingly Decent Job in Portraits; It Has Better Edge Detection Than The Previous Redmi Note 7 Pro. You can also change the background after clicking on the pictures, which is a nice feature to have. It also features a 2x digital zoom, and the images are okay with it. The wide-angle is good as well, with colour shifting. The macro lens is just gimmicky, similar to the Realme 5 Pro.
Macro lenses allow you to get a little closer to the object, but we can also do the same with 64MO Ultra Mode without losing details. Moreover, the selfie from the 20MP F/2.0 Selfie Sensor with 0.9µm pixels is amazing and usable. Surely, you will get a good amount of detail and no beautification. Meanwhile, sometimes, the reddish tint is there, and some users are not going to like it. You will only find that reddish tint in the Chinese Variant, where that algorithm may change with the global variable. Portraits from the selfie sensor look good, and you can also change the background blur level later, which is a good option.
The video recording is also good. You get the best stabilization in 1080p at 30 fps. You can record video using 2x as well as a macro lens. We believe the camera sensor used in the Note 7 Pro is better than the Note 7 Pro for the reason that it uses a native 48MP Sony IMX586. While the Note 8 Pro has more camera features, there are no noticeable changes in identities between the devices. If you already have a Redmi Note 7 Pro, then the Note 8 Pro is a small upgrade in terms of camera, except for the wide-angle lens.
The dimensions of the device are 161.4 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm, with a 200-gram weight. It is capable of recording 2160p at 30 fps, 1080p at 120 fps, and 720p at 960 fps video recording. Additionally, the front can record 1080p at 30 FPS. For connectivity, it can support dual SIM, LTE-A, 4-band carrier aggregation, LTE Cat-12/Cat-13, USB-C, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band GPS, and Bluetooth 5.0. The device is equipped with a 4500mAh battery to power it, making it compact for the MediaTek Chipset, which is a bit less energy efficient. If you are a general user, you can still leave juice at the end of the day, but if you are a gamer, you might have to put it on charge in the evening.
So, it’s okay in terms of battery life. Likewise, the Note 7 Pro has a smaller battery, which gives it a better life than the Note 8 Pro. There is also an ice-sealed liquid collection to maintain the temperature during the heaving game for the task. It decreases the temperature up to 4°C ~ 6°C. This is the first time Redmi has included a fast charger. Which is an 18-watt charger bundled in the box. Not to mention, this is an important factor to compete with tech giants like Oppo’s Realme with the VOOC 20W Fast Charger in the ₹15,000-pixel segment.
It takes 2 houses to charge the Note 8 Pro. You also have a FaceUnlock, but we recommend you use rear-mounted fingerprints. The FaceUnlock is less secure than fingerprints because the FaceUnlock is done with a selfie camera instead of a dedicated Face ID sensor. There is an IR Blaster as well because Xiaomi makes IOT devices, which help you use and control those devices directly from your smartphone. If you ever lose your TV remote, then it serves the purpose for you. This is something that almost all smartphones are missing because it comes in handy. It also includes an LED notification light placed on the right side of the waterdrop notch.
Well, it glows only in one colour, which has happened for a long time, which Xiaomi always has, but just that makes it stand out for a reason. In contrast, the call quality is nice, and I didn’t find any issues with the device. It also supports 5GHz Wi-Fi and features many devices, including Neglects. Talking about the single-firing bottom speaker, it is loud and does not distort at high volumes.
- Redmi Note 8 Pro Price in China: CNY 1,399 (6/64GB) | CNY 1,599 (6/128GB) | CNY 1,799 (8/128GB)
- Redmi Note 8 Pro Price in India: INR 14,000 (6/64GB) | INR 16,000 (6/128GB) | INR 18,000 (8/128GB)
- Price Converted CNY (¥) TO INR (₹)
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