Xiaomi held what is said to be its first-ever media briefing in Germany where the Redmi Note 8 Pro was officially unveiled. This is coming barely a week after the Note 8 Pro made its European debut with a launch in Spain.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the company’s latest premium mid-range phone that first got launched in China last month. The phone has as its major selling point, a quad camera setup consisting of a 64MP sensor. The Redmi Note 8 Pro also has an affordable price tag working in its favour and that could play a huge role in the success of the phone globally.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro packs a quad-camera setup at the back. The cameras are stacked vertically with three sensors and the rear fingerprint sensor in one module while the fourth sensor is at the right side in the same plane with the LED flash. The quad-camera setup includes an f/1.7 aperture 64MP ISOCELL Bright GW1 as a primary lens, an ultrawide lens of 8MP, a 2MP macro lens with 2cm focal length and a depth sensor of 2MP. The mains lens that has a large pixel size of 1.6micron can capture high-resolution images of 9248 x 6936 pixels. The Note 8 Pro can shoot 960fps slow-motion videos.
The display is a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display with full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and 91.4% screen-to-body ratio. The screen has the waterdrop notch design where the 20MP selfie camera is housed. The phone also comes with an IP52 splash resistant body and TUV Rheinland certification for the display meaning it filters harmful blue rays. The device is wrapped with Gorilla Glass 5 panels at the front and rear.
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The premium mid-ranger is powered by a MediaTek Helio G90T processor paired with 6GB/8GB RAM but only the 6GB RAM version is available in Germany. The handset comes in 64GB and 128GB storage options. There is equally a dedicated microSD card slot for expansion, although that also doubles as a second SIM slot. The phone accepts two nano-SIMs.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro gets its power from a 4,500mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging. The Note 8 Pro also comes with liquid cooling technology which can be found in popular gaming smartphones. The antennas of the phone are arranged smartly inside the phone so that it does not obstruct signals while holding the device in landscape mode while playing games. You also get a superlinear speaker with smart PA, NFC, IR blaster, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack onboard. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie and features Game Turbo 2.0.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Pricing and Availability
As for the pricing and availability in Germany, the device will be available exclusively on Amazon Germany. Xiaomi is offering the first 3000 units at a knockdown price of only 229.99 Euros for the 64 GB version only. After all 3000 units are exhausted, the price berths at 249.99 Euro which is similar to the price in Spain. The 128GB version comes with a slightly higher 279.90 Euros retail price. Check out our Redmi Note 8 Pro unboxing article.
Xiaomi #Redmi Note 8 Pro is getting a new "Midnight Blue" color in November.
— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) September 30, 2019
UPDATE: Popular tipster Roland Quandt who was at the launch event also hinted that a new Midnight Blue colour would be introduced in November. Presently, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is available in Ice Jade, Fritillaria White and Electro-optic Ash colour options.
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