Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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Release date 2019, August 2019, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.4 mm | 6.23 x 6.23 x 2.96 in 159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1 mm | 6.27 x 6.27 x 2.96 in
Weight 190 g | 6.7 oz 186 g | 6.56 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5)
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Colors Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black Blue, Black, Twilight Gold
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.3" in
Screen area 97.4 cm2 97.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.7% 81.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 409 PPI 409 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 48 MP, Dual
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
-2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
-48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60/120fps, (gyro-EIS)
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm 13 MP
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10 Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 512
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 227941 248314
Antutu 10 CPU 84510 88272
Antutu 10 GPU 34789 37527
Antutu 10 Mem 51208 54933
Antutu 10 UX 84510 88272
Antutu 8 Total 173592 179213
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 323 350
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1062 1018
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 293
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 477 1300
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309 334
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1328 1294
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1499 1462
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5543 4556

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.19 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
- Splash protection

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4)

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