A new Redmi smartphone with quad camera setup featuring the all new 64-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL GW1 as primary sensor will be launching in the last quarter of this year. Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing took to Weibo to share a video to confirm that the mass production of the device has already started. The video reveals the arrangement of the four camera sensors. A new render of the purported Redmi Note 8 smartphone featuring a quad camera setup as shown in the official video is now doing rounds on Weibo.
As it can be seen in the above video, the unnamed handset that is believed to be the Redmi Note 8 features a three vertically placed camera sensors and a fourth one positioned on the right. The innards of the phone shows that it does not feature a pop-up camera module. It indicates that the frontside of the phone may feature a waterdrop notch. Also, the fingerprint scanner is not visible on the backside of the phone.
Weibing has claimed that the mass production of the Redmi phone with 64-megapixel quad camera setup began around half a month back. However, he did not reveal any details on the specifications of the smartphone.
A render of the purported Redmi Note 8 has been created based on the video released by Weibing. Based on the imagination of the designer, the alleged Redmi Note 8 is shown with a gradient colored rear panel.
The image shows the placement of triple camera setup in the upper half of the device with an LED flash and fourth sensor placed alongside it. There is no fingerprint scanner on the rear side of the device. Hence, it appears that the phone could be either featuring a side-mounted fingerprint scanner or the latest in-screen fingerprint sensor.
Xiaomi will be the first company to launch a smartphone powered by the gaming-centric Helio G90T chipset from MediaTek. Probably, the Redmi Note 8 Pro could be the first phone to feature it. Other details of the smartphone are currently under the wraps.
Readers are advised to take this report with a grain of salt since it is not yet confirmed officially whether the Redmi Note 8 series will be featuring the much hyped 64-megapixel camera sensor.
