Along with the Redmi Note 8 series smartphones, Xiaomi-backed company had also announced the Redmi Note 8 Pro World of Warcraft Edition, without revealing information about its pricing and availability.
Now, the company has confirmed that this limited edition smartphones — Redmi Note 8 Pro World of Warcraft Edition will go on sale in China from 16th October in a limited quantity of just 5,000 units through the company’s own Xiaomi Mall.
For those who are unaware, the Redmi Note 8 Pro World of Warcraft Edition comes in two variants – a “Horde” variant and an “Alliance” variant, representing the two main factions in Azeroth. Both come with different styled packaging but similar contents.
The Horde variant comes in a black and red colored box while the texts on the outer part of the box are written in red color. Inside the box is the Electro-optic Ash variant of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. There is a black and red case with the emblem of the Horde at the bottom as well as some World of Warcraft cards.
The Alliance variant comes in a white box (blue inside). Inside the box is the Fritillaria White version of the Redmi Note 8 Pro and there is a case too inside the box. It has a black and blue dual-color with the emblem of the Alliance inscribed in white on the lower half and you also get the same cards as the Horde variant.
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Apart from this, the smartphones also come with custom wallpapers, themes (sync online), and icon packs. Other than the special packaging and additional items, the specifications are the same as that of the regular variant.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro comes with an IP52 splash resistant body and is equipped with a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display with waterdrop notch. It supports Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The TUV Rheinland certification for the display ensures that it filters the harmful blue rays.
There’s a MediaTek Helio G90T processor which fuels the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone. It is packed with 6GB and 8GB of RAM, depending on the variant you choose and comes in two storage options — 64GB and 128GB. There’s also a dedicated microSD card slot that enables you to further expand the storage capacity on the device.
The quad camera setup on the back includes an f/1.7 aperture 64-megapixel ISOCELL Bright GW1 as primary lens, an ultrawide lens of 8-megapixel, a 2-megapixel macro lens with 2cm focal length and a depth sensor of 2-megapixel. There’s also a 20-megapixel front-facing camera for taking selfies, housed inside the notch on top of the display.
The smartphone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with MIUI 10 which comes with enhanced gaming experience, thanks to the Game Turbo 2.0 and HyperEngine by MediaTek. The device is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that carries support for 18W rapid charging technology.
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