Redmi Note 8 Pro with MediaTek Helio G90T, 64MP quad-cam now official in PH!

Right on schedule, Xiaomi made the Redmi Note 8 Pro official in the Philippines. As expected, it has a better design, superior specs, and more powerful cameras versus the regular Note 8.

Redmi Note 8 Pro

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Redmi Note 8 Pro arrives in the curvier 3D glass back, four corner curves, and IP52 water splash resistant body. In front, it has a larger 19:5:9 6.53-inch panel with FHD+ resolution, 91.4 percent screen-to-body ratio, 4.2 mm narrow bottom border.

Bigger display

The display even has TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification to protect our eyes from blue light when reading or watching in the dark.

Under the hood, it is powered by the very exciting MediaTek Helio G90T based on 12nm manufacturing process and LiquidCool 4-degree.

It is the chip that uses powerful Cortex-A76 and A55 cores and flagship Mali-G76 3EEMC4 GPU paired with "HyperEngine" technology to boost the overall performance of the phone. It will allow you to use two networks to complement each other to ensure a stable connection and reduce network delay. Basically, it will use both the WiFi and 4G networks when needed.

If is also the chip with real 64MP camera support.

64MP quad-cam!

Having said that, Redmi Note 8 Pro is one of the first to feature Samsung's 64MP f/1.8  Bright GW1 sensor with pixel binning technology designed to produce stellar images from a mobile phone from nearly all lighting scenarios.

The main camera is paired with an 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro, and 2MP depth cameras.

The macro sensor can do up to 2cm close-up shots. 2cm is the closest on a phone yet.

For selfies, it has a 20MP snapper.

Xiaomi also claimed that this is the first phone for the price with liquid cooling to reduce the temperature of the phone by 4 to 6 degrees.

This device also has a larger 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging and support to a lot of fast charge protocols such as Quick Charge 3.0/4+, MediaTek Pump Express, and USB PD.

Xiaomi claimed that it can charge the phone from 0 to 50 percent in 36 minutes.

It also has a faster NPX-SN100T NFC and WiFi X antenna for stable WiFi.

Redmi Note 8 Pro Specs

Display: 6.53-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected IPS screen w/ FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.05GHz 64-bit Helio G90T octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G76 3EEMC4

RAM: 6GB/8GB

ROM: 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB

Back Camera: 64MP f/1.8 Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 w/ PDAF, EIS + 8MP f/2.2 120-degree ultra wide-angle + 2MP f/2.4 2cm macro + 2MP f/2.4 depth w/ LED flash

Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.0 w/ AI portrait

Battery: 4,500mAh w/ 18W fast charging (supports QC 3.0, QC 4+, USB PD, MTK PE)

OS: Android 9.0 Pie w/ MIUI 10

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 700MHz 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, FM Radio, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors:  Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint sensor, IR blaster, USB-C, Smart PA, IP52 water splash resistance, Colors: forest green, mineral grey, pearl white

Dimensions: 161.37 x 76.4 x 8.79 mm

Weight: 199.8 g

Price: PHP 11,490 (6GB/64GB), PHP 12,990 (6GB/128GB)

Price and availability

6GB/64GB - PHP 11,490

6GB/128GB - PHP 12,990

On October 12, the phone will be available at Lazada and Mi stores nationwide.

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