Redmi Note 8 Series:

After the success of the Redmi Note 7 series it seems that Xiaomi has already started working on the Redmi Note 8 series of smartphones. Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has confirmed the existence of the Redmi Note 8.
Note 7 series gained wide popularity globally including India. In India, Xiaomi managed to ship 5 million units of Redmi Note 7 & Note 7 Pro as of August. After the success of the Redmi Note 7 series it appears that Xiaomi has started working on the Redmi Note 8 series of phones. Notably, this is no rumour as Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing has confirmed the existence of the Redmi Note 8 series. In addition to the phone, Weibing has also confirmed some specs of the upcoming Redmi Note 8 series.

Weibing took to the Chinese Twitter like social media platform -- Weibo -- to reveal details of the Redmi Note 8. Interestingly Weibing's Weibo updates are being posted by a “Note8Android” device, which is a piece of decent evidence suggesting the smartphone may launch very soon. In the post he writes that the Redmi Note 8 will come with much-upgraded cameras when compared to the Redmi Note 7 series. To recall the Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with 48MP camera setup on the back. This somewhat hints that the Redmi Note 8 may be the 64MP Redmi phone that the company has been teasing for a while now.

In the same Weibo post Weibing notes that the Redmi Note 8 will come with a much bigger battery and screen-to-body ratio when compared to the Redmi Note 7 series. Both the Redmi Note 7 and the Redmi Note 7 Pro comes packed with a 4000mAh battery setup and deliver great battery life on a single charge. In the same post Weibing also says that the hand-feel of the Redmi Note 8 will be much better when compared to the Redmi Note 7.

Alongside the Redmi Note 8 series the company is also working on Redmi 64MP camera phone. Earlier Redmi confirmed that the Redmi 64MP camera phone will come with quad cameras on the back panel. Last week Weibing posted a video of the Redmi 64MP camera phone and revealed that the smartphone is in mass production already and should launch very soon. Xiaomi India has confirmed to launch the 64MP Redmi phone very soon. Redmi hasn't confirmed that 64MP camera phone is actually the Redmi Note 8 or any other smartphone. As noted earlier it is possible that the 64MP camera Redmi phone may actually be the Redmi Note 8.

Xiaomi is expected to announce the Redmi Note 8 series -- Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro on August 29 alongside the Redmi TV in China. Redmi’s CEO has been refuting claims and leaks about the expected Redmi Note 8 series but his Weibo updates are being posted by a “Note8Android” device, which is a piece of decent evidence suggesting the smartphone may launch soon. Also Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun replied with a thumbs-up emoji to comment on Weibing’s post asking if the Note 8 series will be launched on the same day. While this is not a very assuring response, we do expect at least a teaser of the Redmi Note 8 series even if is not launched at the event.

The photo from the commercial ad of the Redmi Note 8 Pro has been leaked by a Twitter user who goes by the name Xiaomishka. The snapshot shows the Redmi Note 8 Pro from the back panel. In the picture, the Redmi Note 8 Pro appears in green and black gradient shade. The phone looks a lot like the Redmi K20 series from the back in the leaked picture.

The picture reveals some of the key details of the Redmi Note 8 Pro. It shows the smartphone with quad-camera setup on the back. The four cameras sit in the middle of the back panel and are aligned in a vertical fashion. The alignment of the cameras are similar to PocoPhone F1. An ad revealed that three out of four rear cameras of the Redmi Note 8 Pro will be placed vertically while the fourth sensor will sit on the right side of the triple camera module. The back panel doesn't include a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and this clearly hints at in-display fingerprint sensor.