Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 8 series released last year was one of the company’s top-selling model with over 30 million units sold as at May 2020. One reason why fans found the Note 8 as a worthy upgrade over the Redmi Note 7 is the upgrade both in the hardware and software with a powerful camera out. The Redmi Note 8 also has a good build quality and that has been confirmed by a recent incident.

A Mi fan recently shared the story of his Redmi Note 8 unit which fell into a pool of water after the phone was mistakenly dropped from the 8th floor of an apartment building. Surprisingly, even though the screen was shattered and water got into the camera chamber, the touch operation still worked fine. The fuselage was also bent, turning the phone to a “curved screen” model.

Xiaomi’s Founder and Chairman, Lei Jun also shared the post, extolling the quality of Redmi Note 8.

The Redmi Note 8 was released in August 2019 and one of the biggest highlights of the smartphone is the quad-camera setup stacked vertically at the top left corner. The phone packs a 6.3-inch waterdrop screen and is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor paired with up to 6GB of RAM. There is also a 4000mAh battery on board as well as 18W fast charging support.

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Lu Weibing, Vice President of Xiaomi and President of Xiaomi China has today announced that the company’s Redmi Note 8 series smartphones have generated record-breaking sales, surpassing the 30 million mark.

He also revealed that the smartphone series managed to sell one million units in its first month of getting launched. In around two months of getting launched, the company had sold five million units of the Redmi Note 8 series.

The sales growth continued the following month as well, with the company managing to sell 10 million units within three months of getting launched. Xiaomi achieved this feat two months ahead compared to how much time it took Redmi Note 7 series to achieve this.

In around five months of being available for purchase, the Redmi Note 8 series smartphones had registered sales of 20 million units. And now, it has surpassed the 30 million units mark.

The development is quite impressive and thus, the stock of Xiaomi Group increased by around 5 percent to HK$10.540 in the morning after the announcement. However, trading is still on and by the time the day ends, the stock price will get changed.

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The Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone recently received a temporary price cut in the Chinese market. With this, the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model is available for 1,299 yuan (approximately $184) while the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model costs 1,499 yuan, which is roughly $212.

As for the specifications, the upper mid-range smartphone features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ display and is powered by the MediaTek Helio G90T SoC which is optimised for the gaming performance and comes with Mali-G76 GPU.

It features a quad-camera setup on the back with a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP maco camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, it has a 20MP snapper for taking selfies. The smartphone runs the Android with MIUI 11 on top and is powered by a 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.

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It’s been just a few weeks since the launch of Redmi Note 8, and the third-party developers have even extended support for unofficial TWRP Recovery. The users can now quickly flash third-party custom recovery – TWRP without any issue. Most of the features are working flawlessly and can be used to backup data and flash stock ROM. Moreover, it can be used to ease the customization by flashing custom ROMs, Kernels, MODs shortly.

The Unofficial TWRP for Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 packs features such as working decryption, OTG, Backups, F2Fs support, Fastboot support, and a lot more. The users can flash it to replace the stock recovery. It can be flashed easily by following the steps below.

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Redmi Note 8 specifications

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Soc coupled with Adreno 610 for handling graphics. It houses a 6.3-inch display sporting resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels with 409 ppi of pixel density. The huge display is well protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

The Xiaomi has made it available in various storage variants to cater to every type of user. The least comes with 3GB RAM and a 32 GB Internal storage. There are also 4GB + 64 G, 6GB + 64GB, 4GBB + 128 GB and 6GB + 128GB internal storage variants of Redmi Note 8. The phone also supports expandable storage upto 256GB via microSD card slot.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 features a quad rear camera setup featuring a 48-megapixel primary lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide, a 2-megapixel macro, and another 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 13-megapixel camera for selfies and video calling. In connectivity, the user can enjoy WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, FM Radio, and USB 2.0. Redmi Note 8 packs a 4000 mAh Li-Po battery with 18W fast charging. It is available four different colors of Neptune Black, Moonlight White, Space black, and nebula Purple.

Note: Installing custom recovery may void your warranty. GizmoChina does not endorse in rooting or making any changes to your device. You may proceed to install the custom recovery at your own risk. If any damage to data or device happens, GizmoChina should not be held responsible.

Prerequisites:

• Make sure to backup all improtant data.
• Charge your device upto atleast 50 %.
• Download ADB and fastboot Drivers.
• Download TWRP 3.3.1-5 by mauronofrio from here.
• Enable Developers Option by heading to the Settings > About Phone > Tap MIUI Version 7 times.
• Enable USB Debugging Mode by heading to the Settings > Additional Settings > toggle USB Debugging option.

Steps to install TWRP on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Follow each step carefully. Otherwise, your device may brick.

1. Make sure you have enabled the USB Debugging option by following the above steps.
2. Now, extract the ADB and Fastboot Drivers into a folder on your PC.
3. Open CMD or Powershell by pressing Shift + Right Click on an empty space in the folder created by following the above step.
4. Connect your device with the PC via USB cable.
5. Execute the following command to boot into bootloader/fastboot mode of Redmi Note 8 pro. (Note: A popup for permission to “Allow USB debugging” will come, tap OK.)

   adb reboot bootloader

6. Type the following command to flash the TWRP recovery on Redmi Note 8.

   fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.3.1-5-ginkgo-mauronofrio.img

7. Once TWRP gets flashed on your device, type the following command to reboot your smartphone:

   fastboot reboot

8. That’s it! Now, you can enjoy the custom recovery.

The custom recovery will open doors for the ability to flash custom ROMs, Mods, and kernels in the future. There are many other benefits of using a custom recovery. It allows you to take a full backup of your system without any hassle. It can survive your device once it is soft bricked.

We hope you have successfully installed the TWRP on Redmi Note 8. If you have any issues, then do let us know via the comments below.

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Earlier this year, Xiaomi announced that it is making Redmi an independent brand, separating ti from the Mi brand. After parting ways with the Chinese electronics giant, Redmi has launched amazing smartphones that helped it build a loyal fanbase.

The now-independent brand has teamed up with Gearbest to offer the Redmi 8A and Redmi Note 8 smartphones for considerably affordable prices. We will show how you can save more money at checkout.

Xiaomi Redmi 8A [2GB RAM+32GB ROM] – Black

Announced in September this year, Redmi 8A is an irresistible smartphone that boasts an impressive array of features including a 6.22-inches Dot Drop display with a high resolution of 1520×720 pixels. It packs a powerful Snapdragon 439 processor, along with Qualcomm Adreno 505 GPU.

The well-received smartphone has gone up for sale bearing a $139.99 price tag. You can use coupon code GBRMI8A01 for a $22 off during the checkout process. As a result, the original asking price of the Redmi 8A reduces to just $117.99.

You can visit this link to check out more details about the Redmi 8A smartphone and place your order. With over a hundred pieces sold at the time of checking out, the promo is slated to end in nine days.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 [4GB RAM+64GB ROM] – Black

Redmi announced the Redmi Note 8 smartphone in August this year. Even months after hitting the store shelves, the phone continues to garner popularity among the brand’s huge fanbase. It sports a 6.3 inch in-cell LCD display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution.

The Redmi Note 8 is powered by Snapdragon 665 processor and runs MIUI 10 OS for superior user experience. The aforesaid model usually carries a $209.99 price tag on both online, as well as offline stores, but you can buy it for a lowered price with the help fo coupon code GBNOTE801.

The above-mentioned coupon enables you to save $22 at checkout. As a result, the original selling price of the phone drops to just $187.99.

To avail the discount which is valid for the black color version of the phone, all you need to do is to follow this link without wasting time. The promo will end in nine days and more than a hundred have already sold out.

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