Redmi Note 8 Pro is officially the first smartphone with a 64 MP camera
The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro are finally here as the successors of the impressive Redmi Note 7 series. While the first phone is a nice affordable handset, the Note 8 Pro is the first officially announced smartphone in the world with a 64 MP camera.
Redmi Note 8
The phone runs on a Snapdragon 665 chipset, based on the 11 nm process. The SoC has eight Kryo 260 cores - four of them clocked at 2.2 GHz, the other clocked at 1.8 GHz.
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The camera setup of the Redmi Note 8 includes four shooters - the main one is 48 MP with the latest Samsung ISOCELL GM2 sensor. Others are an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle lens, 2 MP dedicated macro camera, and a 2 MP depth sensor. The front panel sports a notch for the 13 MP selfie camera.
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Speaking about the front, the Redmi Note 8 comes with 6.3" LCD screen and Full HD+ resolution - no OLED for the affordable series, meaning the fingerprint scanner will stay on the back and not under the display.
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Other specs include 4,000 mAh battery with 18W charging speeds and USB-C port, flanked by a 3.5 mm audio jack. The phone will sell in Black, White, Dream Blue, and will start from CNY999 ($140/€125) for the 4/64 GB option. There are two more choices, though - 6/64 GB for CNY1,199 ($167/€150) and 6/128 GB for CNY1,399 ($195/€175).
Redmi Note 8 Pro
Even if other companies tried to shadow this device with a casual half-launch yesterday, the Redmi Note 8 Pro remains the first officially announced smartphone with a 64 MP camera. It has the Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor, launched the same time as the GM2 in the Redmi Note 8 and brings quad-binning pixel technology.
The display of the phone is 6.53" in diagonal, with an LCD panel and Full HD+ resolution. It has small bezels, with the bottom one being just 4.2 mm thick.
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You can easily differentiate the Redmi Note 8 Pro from the Redmi Note 8 - it has its four-camera vertical setup in the middle of the panel. Looking into detail, the 64 MP main shooter is accompanied by the same 8 MP ultra-wide + 2 MP depth + 2 MP macro combo as in the Redmi Note 8.
The selfie camera is tucked in the notch and is 20 MP with plenty of AI features and scene recognition options.
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On the inside, the Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with Mediatek’s Helio G90T, becoming the first smartphone with the new SoC platform. It also has 6/8 GB RAM and 64/128 GB storage, the battery is 4,500 mAh and has 18W rates of quick-charging.
The phone is the first phone of the sub-brand to arrive with a liquid cooling chamber to offset the expected heating from the gaming chipset. In order to provide seamless gaming, there is also the feature to connect both to Wi-Fi and 4G.
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Announced in Black, Green, and White, this phone will arrive in September. The price is starting from CNY1,399 ($195/€175) for the 6/64 GB option and goes as high as CNY1,799 ($250/€225) for the 8/128 GB variant.