Yesterday, Redmi confirmed that it will be launching its first Redmi TV on Aug. 29 through a Weibo post. When a Redmi fan asked through a comment whether the company will be also launching the Redmi Note 8 on the same day, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun responded with a thumbs-up emoji. It suggested that the Redmi Note 8 will be debuting alongside Redmi TV by the end of this month. Today, Redmi has officially confirmed that it will be debuting Redmi Note 8 as well as Redmi Note 8 Pro on Aug. 29. The latter is expected to sport 64-megapixel triple cameras.

The below shown poster seems to show the Redmi Note 8 Pro that is equipped with a quad camera setup. It features three camera sensors placed vertically followed by a traditional fingerprint scanner. On its right is an LED flash and a fourth camera sensor.

Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro August 29 launch poster

The handset sports an attractive green colored body which indicates that the Redmi Note 8 series will be coming to the market in a new color scheme. The Redmi Note 7 was codenamed as ‘Little King Kong.’ Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has revealed that the Redmi Note 8 is codenamed as ‘four shot small diamond.’ The Note 8 series is expected to deliver topnotch features with cost-effective pricing.

Coming back to the quad camera setup of the Redmi Note 8 Pro, it will be featuring the Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 64-megapixel lens as the primary lens that has a maximum resolution of 9248 x 6936 pixels. It can be used to print a big poster of 3.26 meters. Rumors are rife that the Redmi Note 8 series will be fueled by MediaTek Helio G90T gaming-centric processor. No other information is available on the specifications of the Redmi Note 8 series.

Apart from launching the Redmi Note 8 series, the Chinese is also said to be gearing for launch of Redmi 8 series. The purported Redmi 8A has already with its entire specifications on TENAA. Also, the rumor mill has also leaked some of its live shots. It is believed that another Redmi phone that was recently spotted at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could be the Redmi 8 or Redmi 8 Pro smartphone.

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