Redmi Note 8 Pro 128GB

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Design

The phone has a 6.53-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, with 16M colours and has an 84.9% screen-to-body ratio. The phone has a pixel density of 395 PPI and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on both the front and back. It has 161.4 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm dimensions and weighs 200 grams. The phone is available in Gamma Green, Halo White and Shadow Black colours. The smartphone has a curved Gorilla Glass 5 panel on the rear similar to the Realme XT.

Performance

The device is powered by an octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) MediaTek Helio G90T (12nm) processor with 6GB RAM. There is also an option with 8GB RAM. It has Mali-G76 MC4 GPU.

It has an integrated fingerprint (rear-mounted) camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, and compass sensor.

Camera

The phone has a quad-camera setup which included a 64 MP sensor with f/1.9 aperture and PDAF. A second 8 MP ultrawide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, a 2 MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2 MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The camera comes with features like LED flash, HDR, and panorama shot. The phone comes with a 20 MP selfie camera that supports HDR, and Panorama shots as well. It will help users in clicking selfies as well as video calling.

Battery and Storage

It has a 4500mAh non-removable battery with fast charging technology. The phone is available in three variants, 64GB/ 6GB RAM, 128GB /6GB RAM, and 128GB / 8GB RAM. It supports a microSD expandable memory up to 256GB with a dedicated slot that can be hot-swappable.

Connectivity

The device comes with Wi-Fi, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, and USB connectivity.

Mention 3 Pros of your review device:

1. Bright LCD panel.

2. The brand new MediaTek Helio G90T is snappy and efficient at the same time.

3. The main 64MP sensor is versatile and delivers excellent images at day and night

Mention 3 Cons of your review device:

1. Ultra wide camera is not good

2. Amazon HD support not available

3. Youtube video is too sharp which is annoying.

Write about the performance of your review device:

Excellent, best-in-class performance with the powerful Helio G90T on board - that performs around the same level as last year's flagship Snapdragon 845 - the Redmi Note 8 Pro sails through anything you throw at it - this is essentially a top-end gaming phone on the cheap - and it has a significant edge in benchmarks over it's main competitor, the Realme XT, that packs the Snapdragon 712

Write about the software your review device:

MIUI is one of the more refined and smooth Android skins around, and has a number of add-on features and a lot of customisation option.

It's not as clean and minimalist as stock Android though - in the default setup you will get both plenty of bloatware, and ads in the UI.

Write about the battery life of your review device:

Outstanding, class-leading battery life, with a 4500mAH cell and a super-efficient chipset - you will comfortably get 2 days of use and Supports USB type c18W fast charging, that can charge the phone from 0 to 40% in about 30 minutes - and for a change (for the Redmi Note Pro series), now also includes a compatible fast charger in box.

Write about the design and display of your device:

Very good build quality and premium glass sandwich design, similar to its predecessor, the Redmi Note 7 Pro Uses Gorilla Glass 5, front and back The camera bump on the rear is on the big side for the screen size, at 200g. It's slippery like glass backs tend to be, so using a case is recommended.

Good quality, bright 6.53 inch IPS panel, with very good sunlight legibility Supports HDR - a rare find in this price range.

Your Smartphone's Camera Review

The Note 8 Pro once again delivers some superlative camera performance for the price bracket (as the Note Pro series has done for a few years now) - especially from the main 64MP camera The quad camera setup on the rear includes a 64MP primary camera + 8MP ultra-wide + 2MP depth sensor + 2MP macro lens The main 64MP sensor is versatile and delivers excellent images at day and night

It is also capable of some surprisingly good 2x (digital) zoom photos eliminating the need of a cheap telephoto lens The 20MP selfie camera is also pretty good Great video recording quality overall Overall, this is now the best camera phone under INR 20k, with a slight edge over the other great camera phone of this price bracket, the Realme XT, with clearer low-light photos, and slightly sharper images

The macro and ultra-wide cameras are uninspiring - for high quality photos you will want to stick to the main camera

Video recording in 1080p could have been a bit better.

Final Verdict..!!

Absolutely. There’s nothing super revolutionary here, but for the price you pay, the package is pretty solid across the board. The quad-camera is a bit of a let-down, but is made up for by the reliable 64MP sensor. The Note 8 Pro has a good battery, decent screen, solid build quality, capable software (that, of course, adds are available), and excellent audio whether you’re wired or wireless.On the plus side, the company finally enabled HD support for Netflix

Reviewed By:

Jatin Sachdeva