Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Price in Pakistan
A phone with nearly all the necessary features and requirements, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 is great for the price it is available at. All the relevant sensors and a decent processor, along with MUIU 10 for the user interface. Xiaomi had quite a bit of pressure to work on this after the success of the Note 7. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 sits at the lower end of the mid price point.
Good camera
Competitive price
Good design form
Sharp display
Heats up a bit
Bloatware
Camera bump
The Note 7 by Xiaomi did really well, raising the bar high for the Note 8. Xiaomi upped the bar with their new iteration, improving it as much as possible. A lower mid-range phone with the form factor of a higher price point, nearly without a bezel just a bit of chin. Packed with most of the relevant features.
The bezel-less face provides a clean view of the display, which is a 6.39-inch at 1080x2280 pixels. Coming to a pixel density of 395 pixels per inch. The technology is IPS LCD based. The user interface is Xiaomi's MUIU 10 which is built into the Android Pie platform. Coming equipped with Kryo 260 Octa-Core processors clocking 2GHz and 1.8GHz, fit onto a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset. The graphics are run by the Adreno 610, rendering a good image. With 4GB RAM to keep things running smooth and 64GB of space. There are variations in storage and RAM that can be chosen from, with 128GB space and 6GB RAM. The space can also be expanded to 256GB with the aid of a microSD card.
The camera specs are impressive given the price range this phone is in with the main rear camera at a very high 48MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", aided by an 8MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4" and a 2MP, f/2.4, 1/5", (dedicated macro camera) along with a 2MP, f/2.4, 1/5", depth sensor. There is also an LED flash in the same line as the lenses. The front camera is at 13MP and has HDR plus panorama modes. The selfie camera shoots video at 1080p at a frame rate of 30fps.
The battery is a Li-Polymer based battery, these generally last longer than the Li-Ion ones. With a capacity of 4000mAh and the option for fast charge. It has all the needed sensors including fingerprint, gyro, proximity, accelerometer and compass. For connectivity, the phone has a USB-C, WiFi, Bluetooth and infrared.
The phone has dual sim abilities along with all this, overall a good device for the price. Reviews have pointed out slight overheating issues with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8.
OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI: MIUI 10
Dimensions: 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm
Weight: 190 g
SIM: Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)
Colors: Crystal Green, Crystal Blue
CPU: Octa-core (4 x 2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold + 4 x 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Chipset: Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
GPU: Adreno 610
Display Size: 6.3 Inches
Display Resolutio: 1080 x 2340 Pixels (~409 PPI)
Storage: 64GB Built-in, 4GB RAM
Card: microSD Card, (supports up to 256GB) (uses SIM 2 slot)
Camera: Quad Camera
Selfie Camera: 13 MP, HDR, panorama, Video ([email protected])
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth: v5.0 with A2DP, LE
GPS: Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS
Radio: FM Radio
USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
NFC: No
Infrared: Yes
Data: GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G LTE-A
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint (rear mounted), Gyro, Proximity
Audio: 3.5mm Audio Jack, XviD/MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player, Speaker Phone
Torch: Yes
Extra: Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Photo/video editor, Document viewer
Battery: (Li-Po Non removable), 4000 mAh - Fast battery charging 18W