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10
4.0 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
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0 %
1 stars
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19
4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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The 6.28-inch Xiaomi 12X features a 2400 x 1080 AMOLED display, a 50 MP camera powered by Sony's IMX766, and a 4,500 mAh battery. It comes with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and it runs Android 11 with Xiaomi's MIUI 13 custom user interface.Read more
More than an iterative update.Read more
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5 editorial reviews
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Notebookcheck.com reviews the Xiaomi Redmi 8, a great entry-level smartphone. However, the handset suffers from a weakness typical of devices at this price. Read on to find out more.Read more
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User rating
42
4.3 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
52 %
4 stars
28 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
45
3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
26 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 11Android 7.0Android 5.1
N/A
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core6-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 720GSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 439
RAM memory8 GB4 GB3 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 418
N/A

Display

Screen size6.4 in5.8 in5.2 in6.22 in
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
N/A
Resolution2400 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px2560 x 1440 px1520 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
QHD
N/A
Pixel density409.0 ppi570.0 ppi565.0 ppi270.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.52"1/2.55"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution108.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.25
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)119.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyesFace recognition
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution16.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyesyesFace recognition
Lens apertureF/2.45F/1.7
N/A
F/2.0
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/1.52"1/2.55"
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage128 GB64 GB32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Dual sim support
N/A
noyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
5.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.1
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Video output
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

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