Xiaomi has officially confirmed that the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be announced in India on October 16. After its launch in China back in August, the phone has been slowly expanding to markets in Asia and Europe. But the phone’s launch has been most awaited in India where the Redmi Note series has always been a best seller.

At the end of the Redmi 8 launch event today, the company confirmed the launch date for the Redmi Note 8 Pro. It also revealed some of its features such as a 64MP sensor in a quad-camera setup at the back, MediaTek’s gaming-centric SoC, and powerful cooling. Expect the Redmi Note 8 Pro India version to be identical to the global versions, except for its memory configurations.

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Both models namely the Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro should meet us at the October 16 event in India. The Redmi Note 8 will come with Snapdragon 665, a 48MP triple camera setup, and a 4000mAh battery. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be targeted at heavy users with MediaTek G90T gaming-centric processor, a 64MP quad-camera setup, and a larger 4500mAh battery. MediaTek had earlier revealed that the G90T will change the perception of the company in India with the Redmi Note 8 Pro. In this regard, the chipmaker was also quick to release the kernel source for the device.

With the Redmi Note 8 series releasing on October 16, the independent brand would have released four smartphones in India in a span of 20 days! The timing is actually perfect given how all these new models will be available before the Diwali season in India.

The Redmi Note 8 series is already available in European markets like Ukraine, Germany, and Spain, alongside Asian markets like Malaysia. The Indonesian launch is scheduled a day after the India launch, on October 17.

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Xiaomi’s Redmi brand unveiled the Redmi Note 8 Pro today at an event in China which also saw the launch of the Redmi TV. At the sidelines of the launch event, Redmi’s GM Lu Weibing spoke to 91mobiles and among the things revealed is that the Redmi Note 8 Pro and the Redmi Note 8 won’t be launched in India very soon.

While responding to the question of when the Redmi Note 8 Pro India launch will hold, Weibing responded that the brand is indeed working towards an India launch but that will be in 2-3 months time. If we are to speculate, that would be around October or November. Considering the product cycle, this is considered a long time especially as it contrasts with what was obtained with the Redmi Note 7. The model was launched in China in January and by February had already hit the Indian market.

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More so, Redmi may likely launch another premium mid-range model in January 2020 which will be just a few months after the Redmi Note 8 Pro’s intended launch. However, since the Redmi Note 8 Pro uses a new Helio G90T chipset and packs a refreshing design, those could be strong selling points for the model. It is also not uncommon to see a model delaying up to 2-3 months before rolling out globally especially where issues like inadequate parts inventories are encountered. The Helio G90T mass production may be the reason why the rollout may be delayed. We also expect this delay to extend to the phone’s launch in Europe and other international markets.

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