REDMI NOTE 8: BEST IN THE 10K BUDGET?

XIAOMI has finally added new NOTE  REDMI NOTE 8 to the very popular NOTE  family. So is the new REDMI NOTE 8 is still offers the best value for its price like every other NOTE series phone. Let's find out what are the features and is it worth buying this REDMI NOTE 8.
The little brother of the REDMI NOTE 8 PRO  brings a lot of features from it's elder sibling. Like the quad camera setup and big battery.

Physical overview

The back has the new aura design to back and quad camera on left corner. The fingerprint scanner is in the middle. On the right of the cameras you get an led flash and on the bottom side REDMI branding.
On the front there is an 6.3" FHD+ display which has an eye protection certification and the gorilla glass protection. And the dot notch hides the 13MP selfie camera.
On the right side you get volume and power button. On the top secondary noise cancellation microphone with IR blaster. On the left side Triple slot SIM card tray where you can put 2 SIM cards and one memory Card. The bottom has speaker grill and type C port and our beloved headphone jack.

The cameras

This REDMI NOTE 8 has Quad camera setup main 48MP+8MP ultra wide angle with 120° field of view+ 2MP macro camera + 2MP depth sensor. The difference between the cameras of REDMI NOTE 8 PRO amd the REDMI NOTE 8 is resolution of the main camera REDMI NOTE 8 PRO has 64MP main camera.
The front camera is 13MP shooter which shoud give you decent selfies.

Battery and Charging 

The battery is Big 4000mah so for an average user it will last for whole day for moderate uses. It also comes with 18W fast charging support but the 18W charger is not provided in the box. You have to buy the 18W fast charger to able to fast charge this REDMI NOTE 8.

PROCESSOR

This REDMI NOTE 8 comes with the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 665 which is an very good budget range Processor. So you get best performance in the price range.

detailed technical specs:

Performance
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 665 Octa-core processor
Frequency: up to 2.0GHz
AdrenoTM 610 graphics processor
Qualcomm® 3rd generation AI engine


4GB+128GB*
Largest available for Redmi Note 8
3GB + 32GB / 4GB + 64GB also available
* Actual available memory may vary due to various factors. As the operating system occupies a portion of the RAM, actual available memory is less than stated. As the phone comes with pre-installed applications, the actual storage size is smaller than stated.

Rear Camera
48MP Full scene quad camera
48MP ultra-high resolution primary camera
48MP, 0.8μm, 1/2" sensor, FOV 79.4°
f/1.75 aperture, 6 piece lens, AF, supports 4-in-1 Super Pixel (12MP, 1.6μm)
8MP ultra wide-angle camera
8MP, 1.12μm, FOV 120°, f/2.2 aperture
2MP macro camera
2MP, 1.75μm, f/2.4 aperture, AF
2MP macro camera
2MP, 1.75μm, f/2.4 aperture

Photo resolution: 8000 x 6000
Video resolution: up to 4K
Single-tone flash


Rear camera photography features
48MP HD | Smart ultra-wide angle mode | Rear camera Beautify
Steady handheld night photography | Portrait mode background blurring | Panorama mode
Pro mode | Photo timer | Leveling | Burst mode | Face recognition | HDR | Ultra wide-angle edge distortion correction | Custom watermark
Portrait mode background blur adjustment | Full screen frame
Rear camera AI scene detection (27 recognizable tags) | Macro camera


Rear camera video features
Ultra-wide angle recording | Macro recording | Short video mode | 4K recording
4K recording 30fps
1080p recording 30fps / 60fps*
720p recording 30fps
1080p slow motion recording 120fps
720p slow motion recording 120fps / 240fps
Front camera
13MP Front Camera
13MP, 1.12μm
f/2.0 aperture

Front camera photography features
Front camera Beautify | Front camera display brightness correction | AI seperation | Face recognition | Front camera filters
Selfie timer | Selfie mirror | Hand gesture selfie | Panorama selfie | Portrait mode | Blur adjustment | Full screen camera frame


Front camera video features
1080p video recording at 30fps
720p video recording at 30fps
Audio
Ultra-linear speakers
1217 ultra-linear speakers, Smart PA, equivalent to a 0.93cc super-large sound chamber
Speaker sound waves clear away dust

High-power handset
0810 high-power handset, maximum power 150mW, handheld volume boost function
Screen
6.3” (diagonally)* Dot Drop Full Screen Display
Resolution 2340 x 1080 FHD + 19.5:9
Contrast Ratio: 1500:1 (typ)
NTSC: 84% (typ)
Sunlight display | Night mode | Eye protection mode | Color temperature adjustment
Low blue light TÜV Rheinland-certified display
Corning®️Gorilla®️Glass 5
Battery and Charging
4000mAh(typ)*
3900mAh(min)
Built-In Non-removable Lithium Ion Polymer Battery


Supports 18W Fast Charge
Standard 10W Fast Charger, USB Type-C Reversible Charging Port
Sensors
Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor | Acceleration sensor | Gyroscope |
Digital Compass | Fingerprint Sensor

Package contents
Redmi Note 8 / Power adapter / USB Type-C cable / SIM Eject Tool / Soft Case /
User Guide / Warranty Card