The Redmi 8 was spotted in live pictures showing the design of the phone, it will ship with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset and run MIUI 9.7.11 on top of Android 9 Pie.
The Redmi 8 comes with a 6.21-inch HD+ LCD display with a water drop notch for the 8MP selfie cam. It has a 12 MP and 8 MP dual camera setup and a fingerprint reader at the back. The casing looks to be made of polycarbonate and features reflective red hues.
It boasts a 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It packs a 5,000 mAh battery. The Redmi 8 will be announced soon at a company event in September.
The upcoming Redmi Note 8 will have the brand’s first 64MP sensor. The phone will also feature a longer-lasting battery and higher screen to body ratio compared to its predecessor.