Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T: a miracle phone at a low price

Overview

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T — this is a new smartphone from the mid-range segment, which is doomed to success among the larger

masses of users.It looks cool, has a trendy design, and is packed with top-end features that you'd usually pay a little more for. And most importantly — its price is very low. Below is a review and review from one of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T users.

Xiaomi has quite a few different linesphones, so it's very easy to get confused. Let's immediately note that the Note line from Redmi presents phones with characteristics that are better than those of non-Note devices. While the Note 8T is the first global version, the T suffix indicates that it is a modified version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, which was released in some countries earlier in 2019.

In fact, the only real difference between the Note 8T and the Note 8 — this is the presence of NFC. However, we will still tell you about this worthy smartphone.

The price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T is approximately 220 dollars, which is quite affordable for most users.

Design and display

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a glass body(Gorilla Glass) front and back, providing a comfortable and, more importantly, durable shell. This is quite impressive since most smartphones at this price have a plastic body. Available in three colors — blue, white and black.

The phone is quite large and someusers really had problems using the fingerprint scanner at the back, as well as the power button and volume control installed on the right. There is also a USB-C port, which again is not typical in this price category, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Here are several advantages for you!

This may hint at the budget nature of the smartphone.just a large bezel around the entire phone, most noticeable on the chin at the bottom front. It is so wide that the manufacturer was even able to fit the word Redmi here. Because of this, the device is a little larger, which means holding it with one hand can be a little awkward. However, this is not a critical nuance.

Let's talk about the screen… He is6.3-inch Full HD+ display. It's an LCD display, so the quality isn't incredible, but that's to be expected from a phone at this price. There is a relatively small notch at the top of the screen that houses the front camera. It is not very big and does not spoil the overall impression.

Camera

This is where you will definitely be surprised!Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a main camera with 4 lenses: a 48 MP main camera, an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 2 MP macro lens and a 2 MP depth camera. Having a 48MP camera in a phone at such a low price — it's just a gift of fate. The resulting photos look quite vibrant, at least compared to other phones in this segment.

The camera app is very fast,Photos didn't take too long, modes switched quickly enough. By the way, what you will find in Redmi Note 8T and what you will not find in many other devices of the same class — This is a huge number of available modes. There's a dedicated night mode, as well as short video, 48M and more, with each mode having its own settings and options. Therefore, the Redmi Note 8T camera is quite versatile and functional.

Battery

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has a battery capacity4000 mAh, which is pretty decent, considering the low price. Since the screen is liquid crystal and the processor is not particularly intense, this combination provides a fairly long battery life.

In terms of charging, the device supports fast charging of 18 watts, which is not very high quality, but quite acceptable at this price.

Features and specifications

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has NFC, which isThe biggest plus for users and the biggest improvement over Xiaomi Redmi Note 8. You can use your phone for wireless mobile payments, although there are several other advantages of NFC, for example, simple pairing with certain Bluetooth devices.

The processor here is Snapdragon 655 from Qualcomm.It's a decent mid-range processor, which isn't surprising since it's a budget phone. The chipset determines how fast a device should be used, especially for tasks like gaming or image processing, and users had no issues with the device's speed for these tasks during brief testing. The base model has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

The Redmi Note 8T runs Android 9 Pie based on Xiaomi's MIUI and is likely to receive an Android 10 update soon.

Is it worth buying?

Of course it's worth it! Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T has such an impressive low price tag and at the same time such a cool set of characteristics that you can quite easily forget about all its disadvantages listed above.

In general, the phone has enough upscale features, such as a glass case, an excellent camera and a decent chipset, to impress you.