Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A Dual Get a Price Hike...Again! - parrishsurily

Xiaomi first increased the prices crosswise its smartphone portfolio when the GST taxation pace hike went into effect at the showtime of April. It then hiked the prices of three of its budget phones, namely the Redmi Line 8 Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A Dual about a fortnight ago. And today, Xiaomi has again hiked the price of these 3 smartphones away adequate to Rs. 500 in Bharat.

Yeah, Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and the late launched Redmi 8A Duple have received a price raise for the third time in two months. While the Redmi Note 8 has acceptable Rs. 500 hike on both the 4GB and 6GB models, the other two devices see a measly Rs. 200 step-up over the last hike. Here are the sexagenarian (before the hiking) and modern prices for all of the three devices:

Redmi Note 8 (4GB+64GB)
- old price: Rs. 11,499
- new damage: Rs. 11,999
Redmi Note 8 (6GB+128GB)
- old price: Rs. 13,999
- new price: Rs. 14,499
Redmi 8
- old price: Rs. 9,299
- newfound price: Rs. 9,499
Redmi 8A
- old terms: Rs. 7,299
- new price: Rs. 7,499

Redmi Note 8, for those unaware, launched at Rs. 9,999 earlier last year. It has been capped as one of the best budget devices but the GST hike has taken its price to Rs. 11,999. I mean, you can gravel more powerful devices like the Realme 6 (features a 90Hz display) and Redmi Note 9 Pro (backed by Snapdragon 720G) by battery dead an surplus couple thousand bucks.

The updated prices are already live on on Xiaomi's website, Flipkart, and Amazon India. IT isn't currently top why the company continues to ramp up the cost of the same trinity devices. Are they the best-selling phones in their segments and the margin isn't enough because of the GST hike? IT could be a credible reason.