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aperture at the back. The latter is accompanied by an
8Mp wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 2Mp Macro
lens and a depth sensor, both with f/2.4 aperture, and
together they are capable of some great results.
We saw very good results given good lighting
outdoors, but were less enthused by performance in
low-light scenarios, with colours somewhat dulled
and lacking the vividness we see in real life.
The 8Mp wide-angle lens makes it easy to fit
everything – or everyone – into a scene, but when
you zoom right in you will notice some noise effects.
There are also notable colour differences when
using this sensor or the primary 48Mp lens. Night
mode is available only to the latter.
The Macro mode is very good, enabling blur-free
shots to be taken at just 1cm distance.
Software
It’s worth pointing out that Redmi Note 8T is not
yet running MIUI 11, which is the latest version of
Xiaomi’s custom Android OS. Here running MIUI 10,
we didn’t find multitasking or switching between
screens quite as agile as we’d like. This may be
due to the abundance of ‘extras’ (more than 30)
Xiaomi has included here. We’d like to see improved
notification management, especially in Game Mode,
and we miss the gesture-based navigation of some
of Xiaomi’s more premium phones.
Verdict
Though it’s not entirely flawless, at £179 the Redmi
Note 8T represents exceptional value. A quad-lens
