6.9

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 reviews by real users Redmi Note 8 2021

User reviews

User score

7.5
  • 10
  • 9
  • 1
  • 0
  • 1
21 reviews
  • Screen7.6
  • Performance7.3
  • Camera7.1
  • Connectivity8.2
  • Battery6.5
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Design & Materials

Is it a drop-resistant and scratch-resistant smartphone?
7.4

21 reviews

Do you think it's a nice phone?
8.5

21 reviews

Is it comfortable?
8.0

21 reviews

Can you see it well in the sunlight?
6.6

21 reviews

Performance & Hardware

Does it have good sound?
7.7

21 reviews

Does it work smoothly in everyday use?
7.7

21 reviews

What's your experience been with demanding games?
6.7

21 reviews

Camera

Quality of daytime photos
7.5

21 reviews

Quality of nighttime photos
6.1

21 reviews

Quality of selfies
7.2

21 reviews

Does it have a powerful flash?
7.6

21 reviews

Connectivity

Does it have good coverage for calls?
8.2

21 reviews

Quality of the GPS
8.3

21 reviews

And the WiFi?
8.2

21 reviews

Battery

How long does the battery last?
  • 5%
    Less than half day
  • 24%
    Less than a day
  • 57%
    One day
  • 14%
    More than one day
  • 0%
    Two days or more

21 reviews

Software

Did it come with preinstalled applications?
  • 0%
    It comes with a clean operating system
  • 95%
    It has preinstalled apps but they don't bother me
  • 5%
    It has preinstalled apps that I can't uninstall

21 reviews

Do you regularly receive updates?
  • 6%
    Never
  • 11%
    Once a year
  • 61%
    Every six months
  • 22%
    Every two months or less

21 reviews

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All 21 opinions

  • Overheating is a problem

    It was a good phone, I used it for around 1 year.
    The battery was the problem, it was good when it was new, but with the overheating this phone had problems with, the battery inflated and started separating the screen from the rest of the phone.
    The performance doesn't hold very well in today's standards, but for the price and time it was released in, it was okay. Could play games at medium graphics. A decent affordable phone.

    Pros
    • Hard to damage
    Cons
    • Overheating
    • Cameras
    • 6.1
    • Screen7.7
    • Performance6.0
    • Camera6.3
    • Connectivity7.6
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Excellent brand

    I recommend Xiaomi from the dream

    • 9.6
    • Screen9.5
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera9.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Good, nice and cheap

    It is a good device for this 2024, for daily use it holds up and is very reliable in the matter of its 4 thousand megaampere battery, its performance in demanding things is good and it responds, Its negative point is many times the fingerprint fails but rarely, the camera in this device is not its strong point but it is a mobile that takes them somewhat well, I bought it in 2021 and to this day it has not bothered me or stopped working in short, Recommended for some moderate use or the usual thing that it can do

    Pros
    • Good performance
    • Tough screen
    • Battery life
    • Good sound
    • Signal range
    Cons
    • Front camera
    • Fingerprint
    • Heating when charging
    • I stopped receiving updates
    • 6.9
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance7.3
    • Camera6.2
    • Connectivity7.0
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Good quality-price ratio

    At the time when it came out it was the best option for quality and price.

    • 7
    • Screen7.2
    • Performance7.0
    • Camera6.0
    • Connectivity8.0
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    Good for normal use

    It is a good Mobile if you are not demanding, its G85 resolves that you can run almost all games in graphics. Low

    Pros
    • Screen
    • Acceptable performance
    • Infra red sensor
    Cons
    • Battery
    • Miui
    • 6.9
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance7.0
    • Camera4.2
    • Connectivity8.0
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Very good! Beautiful but the first time it fell it broke at the back but it's still going strong I would choose an A15 5g

    Pros
    • Processor camera in games
    Cons
    • Battery
    • 9
    • Screen8.0
    • Performance9.3
    • Camera9.0
    • Connectivity9.0
    • Battery5.0
  • Auto
    Good but updates are rare

    Good phone can get hot, rare update

    • 8.9
    • Screen9.0
    • Performance8.3
    • Camera9.0
    • Connectivity9.3
    • Battery7.0
  • Auto
    It is a great device at the beginning, I have had it for about 2 years and at the end it is already failing in terms of performance and battery

    • 5.4
    • Screen7.0
    • Performance3.3
    • Camera4.5
    • Connectivity6.3
    • Battery0.0
  • Auto
    A good phone

    • 9.2
    • Screen8.5
    • Performance10
    • Camera9.5
    • Connectivity9.3
    • Battery9.0
  • Auto
    It is a good device in this time, the bad thing is the 4000 mhp battery is not up to date and I liked the night photos a lot.

    Pros
    • cameras
    • Design
    • Performance
    Cons
    • Processor
    • Battery
    • miui
    • 8.5
    • Screen6.7
    • Performance5.6
    • Camera7.5
    • Connectivity10
    • Battery5.0

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Last update
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  • 5.8 Design & Materials
  • 5.4 Performance & Hardware
  • 6.6 Camera
  • 6.2 Connectivity
  • 5.2 Battery
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