BySophia Windsor 2019-08-30 5380
First, let’s make a head-to-head specs comparison of the three Redmi Note series phones.
| Smartphone name | Redmi Note 8 Pro | Redmi Note 8 | Redmi Note 7 Pro |
| Screen size | 6.53-inch water drop screen | 6.3-inch water drop screen | 6.3-inch water drop screen |
| Screen resolution | 2340 x 1040 FHD+ | 2340 x 1040 FHD+ | 2340 x 1040 FHD+ |
| Rear camera | 64MP primary lens (1/1.7” sensor) + 8MP ultra wide-angle lens + 2MP micro lens + 2MP depth lens | 48MP primary lens (1/2” sensor) + 8MP ultra wide angle lens + 2MP micro lens + 2MP depth lens | 48MP + 5MP |
| Front camera | 20MP (f/2.0) | 13MP (f/2.0) | 13MP |
| Processor | MTK Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 |
| Battery | 4500mAh | 4000mAh | 4000mAh |
| Fast charging | Support 18W fast charging | Support 18W fast charging | Support 18W fast charging |
| RAM | 6GB/8GB | 4GB/6GB | 6GB |
| Internal storage | 64GB/128GB, UFS 2.1 | 64GB/128GB | 128GB |
| 3.5mm headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared remote control | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NFC | Yes | No | No |
| Product weight | 199.8g | 190g | 186g |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear fingerprint sensor | Rear fingerprint sensor | Rear fingerprint sensor |
| Price | 6+128GB edition: 1599 yuan ($224) | 6+128GB edition: 1399 yuan ($196) | 6+128GB edition: 1399 yuan ($196) |
All the three smartphones come with a water drop screen, but the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro have smaller notch and more narrow bezels. In terms of the screen size, the Redmi Note 8 Pro adopts a 6.53-inch screen, which is larger than the 6.3-inch screen on the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 7 Pro.
On the back, the three smartphones offer a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, while their camera set-up is different. The Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro are equipped with vertical arranged quad rear cameras, while the Redmi Note 7 Pro is equipped with dual rear cameras.
In other aspects, all the three smartphones offer a USB Type-C charging port and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Compared to the dual rear cameras on the predecessor Redmi Note 7 Pro, the Redmi Note 8 series phones make some significant improvements on the camera. Both Redmi Note 8 Pro and Redmi Note 8 are paired with quad rear cameras, the difference is that the Redmi Note 8 Pro first launches the 64MP primary lens with large 1/1.7” sensor, which is the highest level camera specs so far. In addition to the 64MP primary lens, the Redmi Note 8 Pro also has an 8MP ultra wide-angle lens, a 2MP micro lens and a 2MP depth lens. While the quad rear cameras of the Redmi Note 8 consist of a 48MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra wide angle lens, a 2MP micro lens and a 2MP depth lens.
The Redmi Note 7 Pro only offers dual rear cameras, consisting of a 48MP primary lens and a 5MP lens.
In terms of front camera, the Redmi Note 8 Pro is equipped with a 20MP front camera, while the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 7 Pro have a lower 13MP front camera.
Therefore, the camera difference of the three smartphones is very obvious. It is no doubt that the Redmi Note 8 Pro will bring you the best photography qualities, and the standard Redmi Note 8 will perform better than the Redmi Note 7 Pro.
As the three smartphones are positioned as the budget mid-range smartphones, so they will not be equipped with a high-end processor like Snapdragon 855. However, they still adopt different processors. The Redmi Note 8 Pro is the first smartphone to launch MTK Helio G90T chip, the Redmi Note 8 is powered by Snapdragon 665 chip and the Redmi Note 7 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 675 chip.
Among the three processors, the MTK Helio G90T offers the best performance. According to Xiaomi’s official introduction at the launch event, the MTK Helio G90T performs much better than the Snapdragon 710 and it is on a par with Kirin 810.
The Snapdragon 665 and Snapdragon 675 are the same series processors, so it’s difficult for users to detect their difference. However, when we compare their Antutu benchmark score, there are still some differences. It is obvious that the total benchmark score of the Snapdragon 675 is higher than that of Snapdragon 665.
| CPU | GPU | UX | MEM | Total score | |
| Snapdragon 665 | 57939 | 31798 | 29181 | 6174 | 125092 |
| Snapdragon 675 | 81032 | 34578 | 45975 | 12817 | 174402 |
Therefore, Redmi Note 8 Pro will bring you the best CPU performance. However, users may feel disappointed that the new Redmi Note 8 adopt the downgraded Snapdragon 665 Processor, which is even inferior to the Snadragon 675 on its predecessor Redmi Note 7 Pro.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro offers the largest 4500mAh battery, while the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 7 Pro offer a 4000mAh battery. Meanwhile, all of them support 18W fast charging.
In other aspects, all the three smartphones support Infrared remote control. In addition, the Redmi Note 8 Pro also supports the NFC function, with which users can conveniently take a bus or take the subway or finish the payment with no need to take money.
Although the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro offer some big upgrades in many specs, there is not a much price increase. The Redmi Note 8 Pro 6+128GB edition is priced at 1599 yuan (about $224). The Redmi Note 8 6+128GB edition is priced at 1399 yuan ($196), which is the same as that of the Redmi Note 7 Pro.
So should you upgrade to the new one?
Absolutely yes, as every customer is willing to get the upgraded products with the unchanged price. Moreover, with the same cheap price, you will get a good smartphone with quad rear cameras. In addition, If you don’t mind spending additional $28, I recommend you to choose the Redmi Note 8 Pro, as it will bring you an overall better performance especially in camera and processor.
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