After rumors, Xiaomi has officially introduced Redmi Note 8T, a version of the Redmi Note 8 for the European market. This comes with NFC support, while other specifications are similar including a 6.39-inch Full HD+ LCD screen, Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform with up to 6GB RAM, 48-megapixel main camera with 4-in-1 pixel binning for low-light shots, 8-megapixel 120° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 2cm macro shots and a 13-megapixel camera on the front.
The phone has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and back with splash-resistant coating. It packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging with fast charger in the box.
Redmi Note 8T specifications
- 6.39-inch (2340 ×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass LCD screen with 500nit brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 665 11nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 610 GPU
- 3GB LPDDR4x RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 11
- 48MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/1.79 aperture, Samsung ISOCELL GM1 sensor, PDAF, EIS, 8MP 120° ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12μm pixel size, 2MP depth sensor and 2MP camera for 2cm macro with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture
- 13MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Dimensions: 158.3 x 75.3×8.35mm; Weight: 190g
- Fingerprint sensor, IR sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Smart PA, FM Radio
- Splash proof (P2i nano coating)
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
- 4000mAh (typcial) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with 18W fast charging
The Redmi Note 8T comes in Moonshadow Grey, Starscape Blue and Moonlight White colors, is priced at 179 Euros (US$ 198 / Rs. 14,065 approx.) for 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version, 199 Euros (US$ 220 / Rs. 15,670 approx.) for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version and 4GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs 249 Euros (US$ 275 / Rs. 19,565 approx.). It will be available from November 8th in Spain and Italy and will be available in France from November 13th and in Germany from November 15th. It will also be available in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg soon.