It has not yet been officially introduced and is already on sale. We are writing about the upcoming cheap smartphone Redmi 8. It suddenly appeared in the offer on the well-known Aliexpress. Information about Redmi 8 are coming from various verified sources and we even already know the official show date.
In a few days
The director of the Indian branch of Xiaomi, Manu Kumar Jain, published on his Twitter the official date of the presentation of the new Redmi 8. This will happen on October 9 directly in India, where the novelty will begin its journey.
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RT if you know what's coming. ?#Xiaomi ❤️ pic.twitter.com/71LxSA4iyk- #MiFan Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) October 3, 2019
A progressive brand Redmi so it will introduce the next generation of its affordable model after a really short time. Only recently they presented it cheapest Redmi 8A with a massive 5000 mAh battery, which very pleasantly surprised.
However, according to the information we currently have available, it will Redmi 8 slightly disappointing.
On sale before the show
Redmi 8 - the new phone of the separate brand Xiaomi was not officially launched on the market and has already appeared in the offer on the sales portal AliExpress. For sale is a global version of the smartphone in two colors.
In configuration with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage is available in black for less than 117 € / 3 038 CZK and in red for almost 120 € / 3 089 CZK.
It is not a "fake" sale. According to several sources, it will be new Redmi 8 will soon be available in Europe and is only waiting for the official launch. On August 17, 2019, information was leaked from the Chinese certification authority TEENA, according to which the smartphone was certified Redmi with code designation M1908C3IC.
Confirmed global version
According to information from other sources, a smartphone appeared Redmi 8 in the Google Play application console. This indicates that the smartphone supports Google services, including the Google Play application store. It is therefore more than certain that this is a global version of the smartphone, as the Chinese versions lack support for Google services.
Expected equipment
Nový Redmi 8 has dimensions 156,3 x 75,4 x 9,4 mm and weight 190 g. Display with a diagonal 6,2 inch brings resolution 1520 x 720 pixels. It will take care of the protection of the display Gorilla Glass 5. The processor is confirmed from several sources Snapdragon 439, which is a little disappointing.
Previous model Redmi 7 has a class higher Snapdragon 632 series. It is installed in the phone Android 9 Pie together with the superstructure MIUI 10.
There are two cameras on the back of the phone fingerprint sensor and a back-up LED. The first of the cameras will shoot in resolution 12 MPx with f / 2.2 aperture and PDAF + focus. The second camera should have a resolution 2 MPx and it is a depth sensor. Redmi 8 is of course also equipped with a front camera, which is in the display cutout and has a resolution 8 MPx.
So far, only the memory version with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage that can be expanded by microSD card in an independent slot. There will also be space for it two SIM cards. The battery has capacity 5000 mAh and we'll even see a C-type USB connector. It also suggests support for fast charging.
We expect an official presentation of the global version in the near future Redmi 8 and we are of course happy to share new information.
