The new Redmi Note 8 phones are arriving on August
29 and with every day closer to the launch, company executives tease another
bit of specifications about the upcoming devices. During the weekend, both the
official account and the brand manager Lu Weibing took it to Weibo to announce
the chipsets of the phone - Redmi Note 8 will have Snapdragon 665, while the
Redmi Note 8 Pro will be among the first devices with the Helio G90T platform
by Mediatek.
Thanks to previous renders and teasers, we also know
the phone will have a quadruple camera setup on the back. While the 64 MP
camera was advertised for a long time, it was finally revealed it will be on
the Pro variant. Now official teasers confirmed the regular Redmi Note 8 will
have a 48 MP shooter, which is hardly a surprise.
The camera is expected to have the new Samsung
ISOCELL GM2 sensor that was introduced alongside the 64 MP GW1 sensor earlier
this month. It should produce astounding photos in Night Mode, according to the
samples, provided by Lu Weibing. We see lovely colors and details both from the
promenade in Shenzhen and one of the bridges across the Pudong river in
Shanghai.
We are waiting for the official price and launch
date of the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro. When the predecessor Redmi Note
7 arrived, it started from CNY 999 (US$ 150), and if the new lineup manages
to stay in the same ballpark, we are looking at another record-breaking
smartphone series.
