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Redmi Note 8
One of the best-selling phones in history - over 25 million units. Snapdragon 665, a 48MP quad camera and Xiaomi's value math at its most ruthless. Still alive in drawers and hand-me-downs everywhere.
Pros
- Historic value benchmark
- 48MP camera stunned at $149
- 4000mAh with 18W charging
- USB-C and IR blaster
Cons
- Snapdragon 665 was slow even new
- LCD with big chin
- Long out of updates
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Redmi Note 8
Display
- Screen size
- 6.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2340x1080
- Pixel density
- 409 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 665
- RAM (max)
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 128GB
- Storage type
- eMMC 5.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 48 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 4K@30fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 18 W
Design
- Weight
- 190 g
- Thickness
- 8.4 mm
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
- NFC
- No
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 9 (MIUI 10)
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Redmi Note 8 good in 2026?
The Redmi Note 8 earns an Inno Score of 26.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. One of the best-selling phones in history - over 25 million units. Snapdragon 665, a 48MP quad camera and Xiaomi's value math at its most ruthless. Still alive in drawers and hand-me-downs everywhere.
What are the key specs of the Redmi Note 8?
Chipset: Snapdragon 665 · Screen size: 6.3 ″ · Capacity: 4,000 mAh · Main camera: 48 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Redmi Note 8?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR X5b, itel A100, ZTE Blade A56 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
