Redmi 8, Note 8, Note 8 Pro now available on open sale at a starting price of Rs 7,999

Xiaomi had begun rolling out its Redmi 8 series in mid-October this year, including the Redmi 8, Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. As it always has, these smartphones went on flash sales in the days after. If you didn’t capitalise on it then, Xiaomi’s New Year to you is a free pass not chase after those flash sales any more. All the three smartphones are now available to purchase round the clock on Amazon, Flipkart and Mi’s website,  Redmi announced .

Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi 8 pricing, availability

Redmi 8 (Review) comes in 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal storage variant which is priced at Rs 7,999. It is available on Flipkart and Mi.com . It comes in three colour variants — Onyx Black, Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue. [caption id=“attachment_7600501” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”] Redmi 8 features a water drop notch at the top and a thick chin at the bottom. Image: tech2/Suraj Chaudhary[/caption]

Redmi Note 8 (Review) is available in 4 GB + 64 GB variant is priced at Rs 9,999 and the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB variant is priced at Rs 12,999. The smartphone will be  available for purchase on Amazon  and  Mi.com . It comes in four colour options – Space Black, Neptune Blue, Cosmic Purple and Moonlight White. Redmi Note 8 Pro (Review) sells at a starting price of Rs 14,999 for 6 GB + 64 GB, 6 GB + 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 15,999. The 8 GB + 128 GB storage variant is selling at Rs 17,999. The phone comes in Black, Green, and White colour options. It is now available on Amazon and Mi.com .

Redmi 8 specifications

The Redmi 8 comes with a 6.22-inch HD+ LCD display with a waterdrop notch. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC and the version on sale is paired with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of storage. All of this draws power from a 5,000 mAh battery. [caption id=“attachment_7600461” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Redmi 8 has a glossy back that looks great but is prone to a lot of smudges and scratches. Image: tech2/Suraj Chaudhary[/caption] The rear features a 12 MP f/1.8 primary camera paired with a 2 MP depth sensor. The selfie camera is an 8 MP unit. A fingerprint sensor can also be found on the rear. Storage can be expanded via microSD to 512 GB. A USB Type-C port handles charging and data transfer duties. The phone is running the Android 9 Pie-based MIUI 10.

Redmi Note 8 specifications

The  Redmi Note 8 (Review)  comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ IPLS LCD panel with a teardrop notch on the front and a minuscule chin at the bottom. The phone uses the Snapdragon 665 chipset to power the device and it has RAM options starting from 4 GB going up to 6 GB with storage options of 64 GB and 128 GB. The device will be launched in four colour options Space Black, Neptune Blue, Cosmic Purple and Moonlight White. [caption id=“attachment_7652861” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] The Redmi Note 8 has a slightly bulky body with glass on the back panel. Image: tech2/Abhijit Dey[/caption] There is also a quad-camera setup on the Note 8 with a 48 MP primary sensor including a wide-angle, macro and telephoto sensors which have resolutions of 8 MP, 2 MP and 2 MP respectively. The phone has a 4,000 mAh battery and it supports 18W fast charging in-built along with a Type-C port. The Redmi Note 8 also has Alexa integration.

Redmi Note 8 Pro specifications

The highlighting feature for the Redmi Note 8 Pro has to be the new  64 MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor  that is part of a quad-camera array on the smartphone. The phone has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display and has an FHD+ resolution. The phone harbours a teardrop-notch on the top and a very small chin on the bottom of the device. The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the first phone in India which has in-built Alexa voice assistant. [caption id=“attachment_7643851” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Redmi Note 8 Pro is the first phone in India which has in-built Alexa voice assistant.[/caption] As far as storage and RAM options go the phone happens to have a 6 GB + 64 GB starting variant and it goes up to 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. Processing on the phone is handled by the MediaTek G90T chipset. Talking now about the optics on the phone, the Note 8 Pro happens to have a quad-camera setup with a 64 MP primary lens along with an 8 MP ultra-wide + 2 MP depth sensor and 2 MP macro lens. The phone also has a 4,500 mAh battery which comes equipped with 18 W fast charging capabilities. The phone comes in Black, Green, and White colour options.