Xiaomi Redmi 8 coming soon to India with dual cameras and more

Xiaomi launched Redmi 8A entry-level phone in India on Wednesday. During launch keyte, which was hosted online, Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain also teased company’s next product – Redmi 8. Although a tentative timeline of launch wasn’t mentioned, we’re probably looking at an October window, possibly around same time that Xiaomi will bring Redmi te 8 Pro to India. Whatever be case, Redmi 8 will be Xiaomi’s next launch in India.  

Just like Redmi 8A, chances are Xiaomi may globally launch Redmi 8 also in India – unless of course, it launches it elsewhere first. phone in question has already leaked courtesy certification website TENAA, and phone briefly shown by Manu Jain, falls well in line with what’s expected – we’re looking at a glossy aura design, in line with Redmi 7, albeit with a vertical stripe in middle like Redmi 7A. This vertical stripe will house dual cameras and a fingerprint scanner. front of device isn’t shown in  teaser, but rumor mills have it that it would be similar to  one on Redmi 7 – meaning a dot tch is in cards. 

Rumored specs of Redmi 8 include a 6.26-inch HD+ or 720p+ display, 12MP+5MP dual rear camera combo, and 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging. More details are awaited. 

Redmi 7 comes with a 6.26-inch 720p+ (HD+) display with a dot tch and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 processor and runs Android 9 Pie-based MIUI 10. re’s a 4,000mAh battery under hood with 5V/2A charging through micro-USB. re’s a dual camera on rear consisting of a 12MP primary sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a 2MP sensor for depth sensing aka portrait photography. On front, Redmi 7 comes with an 8MP front camera. 

Redmi 7 starts at a price of Rs 7,999 for variant with 2GB RAM and 32GB stor, going all way to Rs 8,999 for top-end variant with 3GB RAM and 32GB stor. 

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