Realme 8
Specs
Launch
| Announced | 24 March, 2021 |
| Status | Available. Released 2021, March 25 |
Price in Philippines
| Price | ₱13,990 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage Variant |
Platform
| OS | Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 |
| Chipset | Mediatek Helio G95 (12 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MC4 |
Body
| Dimensions | 160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm (6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Build | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED, HDR10, 1000 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~83.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) Always-on display |
Memory
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1 |
Main Camera
| Quad | 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.3, 119˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS |
Selfie Camera
| Single | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm |
| Features | HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30/120fps, gyro-EIS |
Features
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Battery
| Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging | 30W wired, 50% in 26 min, 100% in 65 min (advertised) |
Sound
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio |
Network
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
Comms
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
Misc
| Colors | Cyber Silver, Cyber Black |
| Models | RMX3085 |
Tests
| Performance | AnTuTu: 298328 (v8) GeekBench: 6779 (v4.4), 1690 (v5.1) GFXBench: 18fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
| Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | -28.6 LUFS (Average) |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 127h |
Summary Realme 8
The design of the Realme 8 is concentrated on making it thin and lightweight and does a great job at this. The major difference from Realme 7 is that the Realme 7 lies in the display that is the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a full HD+ resolution instead of an LCD screen. It’s the Realme 8 is one of the most comfortable phones I’ve recently reviewed and should be a breeze to use.
Realme 8 Realme 8 reuses the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC that was used in the Realme 7, which has been proven to be adequate to play games at this price at this level. It’s one of the very first phones to come with the Realme UI 2.0 from the beginning, which is built upon Android 11. Regarding performance Realme 8 is fast. Realme 8 feels snappy. I didn’t like the fluid scrolling capabilities offered by the 90Hz display, but the usability was good. This Helio G95 SoC has good benchmark performance as well, scoring 2,895,587 points on AnTuTu. These cameras of the Realme 8 are definitely serviceable under the right conditions However, it isn’t a leap up on that of the Realme 7 in terms of specifications or performance.
Realme 8 Realme 8 might not have any major flaws however, it doesn’t have anything exceptional, not in comparison to its peers which makes it difficult to recommend it.
Realme 8 Price in the Philippines
The official price of the Realme 8 smartphone in the Philippines is ₱13,990 with a price drop to ₱12,990 on April 1, 2022.
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