Performance
Under the hood, the Redmi 8 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 chipset, a reliable processor for this phone's class. The octa-core CPU comprises four 1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 cores and four 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53 cores, ensuring smooth operation for everyday apps and multitasking requirements. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 505 GPU, which performs adequately for casual gaming. Running on Android 9.0 (Pie), the device is upgradable to Android 10 with MIUI 12, providing an improved user interface and enhanced features over its original software. Memory-wise, users have the option of 32GB storage paired with 3GB of RAM or 64GB with 4GB of RAM, with the added flexibility of a dedicated microSDXC slot for expandable storage.