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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Redmi 8 Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi 8
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Mobile Phone
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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5
5 editorial reviews
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3.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
2 %
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3.9 out of 5
45 user ratings
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26 %
4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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45 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1
N/A
Android 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.0 GHz2.05 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 439MediaTek Helio G90T
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20
N/A
N/A
RAM memory6 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
6 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in6.22 in6.53 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLED
N/A
LCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1520 x 720 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyAMOLED
N/A
N/A
Pixel density521.0 ppi270.0 ppi
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • fingerprint-resistant coating
  • oil protective coating
HDR
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"
N/A
1/1.7"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognitionFace recognition
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
79.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
120.0 °

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognitionFace recognition
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0F/2.0
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.4 in6.16 in6.35 in
Width2.94 in2.97 in3.01 in
Depth0.34 in0.37 in0.35 in
Weight6.88 oz6.63 oz7.05 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
Face scannerno
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version5.04.25.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionVoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Battery capacity3300.0 mAh5000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Standby time220.0 h625.0 h6.0 h
Talk time22.0 h28.0 h60.0 h
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A
N/A
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium Polymer

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