The realme 8 is a series of mid-range LTE smartphones developed and manufactured by Realme. The realme 8 and realme 8 Pro were unveiled on March 24, 2021, followed by the realme 8i on September 9 of the same year.
On February 24, 2022, the realme narzo 50 was introduced, which differs from the realme 8i only in color options and the absence of NFC.
Specifications
Design and appearance The front panel is made of glass, while the back panel and frame are made of plastic. All models feature a USB-C port, 3.5 mm audio jack, speaker, and microphone at the bottom.
The design and build appearances differ from the following models:
On the realme 8 and realme 8 Pro, there is a second microphone at the top; the left side houses the tray for 2 SIM cards and a memory card, while the right side contains the volume rocker and power button. On the realme 8i/narzo 50, the volume buttons and SIM tray are on the left, while the power button (which includes an integrated fingerprint scanner) is on the right.
The color options differ from the following models:
The realme 8 is available in Cyber Silver and Cyber Black. The realme 8 Pro is sold in four colors: Infinite Blue (matte), Infinite Black (matte), Punk Black (glossy), and Illuminating Yellow (matte). The realme 8i was sold in Space Black and Space Purple, while the realme narzo 50 is available in Speed Black and Speed Blue.
Hardware
Chipset The realme 8 is powered by the mid-range MediaTek Helio G95 system on a chip, the realme 8 Pro utilizes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, and the realme 8i/narzo 50 utilizes the MediaTek Helio G96.
Processor and GPU All models were powered by octa-core, but has different composition form the models:
The realme 8, 8i, and narzo 50 models were powered by 2× Cortex-A76 processors clocking at 2.05 GHz & 6× Cortex-A55 processors clocking at 2.0 GHz. The realme 8 Pro was powered by 2× Kryo 465 Gold processors clocking at 2.3 GHz & 6× Kryo 465 Silver processors clocking at 1.8 GHz.
The realme 8 was powered by the Mali-G76 MC4 GPU, Adreno 618 for the 8 Pro, and the Mali-G57 MC2 for the 8i/narzo 50 models.
Internal storage configurations The realme 8 was available in 4/64, 4/128, 6/128, and 8/128 GB configurations; the realme 8 Pro in 6/128 and 8/128 GB; and the realme 8i/narzo 50 in 4/64, 4/128, and 6/128 GB. All models support storage expansion via microSD up to 256 GB.
Battery and Charging The realme 8 and realme 8i/narzo 50 are equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, while the realme 8 Pro has a 4500 mAh battery. The realme 8 supports 30W Dart Charge, which Realme claims charges the device to 50% in 26 minutes and 100% in 65 minutes. The realme 8 Pro supports 50W SuperDart Charge, claiming 50% in 17 minutes and 100% in 47 minutes. The realme 8i/narzo 50 supports up to 18W fast charging.
Display The realme 8 and realme 8 Pro feature a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution (2400 × 1080), a 20:9 aspect ratio, 409 ppi pixel density, and a hole-punch cutout for the front camera in the upper left corner. Both models include an optical under-display fingerprint scanner.
The realme 8i/narzo 50 features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display with Full HD+ resolution (2412 × 1080), a 20:9 aspect ratio, 400 ppi, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and a hole-punch cutout in the upper left.
Camera The realme 8 and realme 8 Pro feature a quad-camera setup. The base model uses a 64 MP wide-angle lens with an f/1.8 aperture and PDAF, while the Pro model uses a 108 MP wide-angle lens with an f/1.9 aperture and PDAF. Both include an 8 MP ultrawide lens (f/2.3, 119˚) and 2 MP macro and depth sensors (f/2.4). The main camera can record video at 4K@30fps.
The realme 8i/narzo 50 features a triple camera setup with a 50 MP wide lens (f/1.8, PDAF) and 2 MP macro and depth sensors. It supports video recording up to 1080p@30fps.
All models feature a 16 MP wide-angle front camera with an f/2.5 aperture (8/Pro) or f/2.1 (8i/narzo 50), supporting 1080p@30fps video.
Software The smartphones were launched with realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 and have been updated to realme UI 4.0 based on Android 13. The realme 8 Pro will receive the latest update in Q1 2023, followed by realme 8i in Q2 2023.
Availability Sales in India begin on March 24, 2021, followed by the Philippines on May 12, 2021 along with the realme 8 Pro. In the Philippines, pre-orders start from May 11 to 22 with free realme Buds Air Pro after purchase.
The start of sales for the realme 8 and realme 8 Pro in Ukraine was announced on August 2, 2021. In Ukraine, the realme 8 was only available in the 6/128 GB variant, and the realme 8 Pro in the 8/128 GB variant.
The narzo 50 went available in the Philippines in mid-May 2022 along with the realme Narzo 50A.
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