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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T vs Note 8

38 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
VS
40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665) that was released on November 6, 2019, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 508 and 321 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T and Note 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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3 / 32 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
127.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
67.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 8T
vs
Redmi Note 8

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.3 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 409 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 80.3% 81.8%
Display tests
RGB color space 99.3% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 46.4 ms -
Contrast 1163:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 8T
599 nits
Redmi Note 8 +5%
630 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 158.3 mm (6.23 inches)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) 75.3 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Blue White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 8T
80.3%
Redmi Note 8 +2%
81.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 11 nanometers 11 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 950 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 8T
1128
Redmi Note 8 +37%
1549
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 305 -
Single-core score 321 508
Multi-core score 1128 1549
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 8T +6%
350459
Redmi Note 8
329457
CPU 145861 147902
GPU 23955 24130
Memory 77887 68847
UX 102756 88578
Total score 350459 329457
Samples [2 tests] [5 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 8T
6470
Redmi Note 8 +2%
6596
Web score 5852 6072
Video editing 4881 5062
Photo editing 11723 11822
Data manipulation 5081 5151
Writing score 6462 6677
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (bang)AnTuTu 11350459
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-29 (Baster)AnTuTu 11323556
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-10 (kyklisheee)Geekbench 6 GPU305
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-10 (kyklisheee)Geekbench 6 CPU321 / 1128
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (SR Saani)AnTuTu 11345256
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Thomas πŸ‡§πŸ‡·)AnTuTu 11319538
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-09 -> NursAnTuTu 11329457
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-13 -> LolAnTuTu 11313923
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 12.5 MIUI 12.5 Enhanced
OS size 8 GB -

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 35 min) Yes, Quick Charge 4.0 (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 2:05 hr 2:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:01 hr 07:46 hr
Watching video 11:48 hr 12:22 hr
Gaming 05:03 hr 05:10 hr
Standby 95 hr 88 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 8T +3%
19:50 hr
Redmi Note 8
19:18 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 118Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 Samsung S5KGM2
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV8856 Omnivision OV8856
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV02A10 Omnivision OV02A10
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization No Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4224 x 3136 4224 x 3136
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 28.21 mm 28.21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13855 Omnivision OV13855
Sensor size 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, HID, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 12 12
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Note 8T +8%
87.9 dB
Redmi Note 8
81.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced November 2019 August 2019
Release date December 2019 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $216 $190
Successor - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G
SAR (head) 0.74 W/kg 0.191 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg 1.034 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8. It has a better camera, performance, and gaming.

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