Realme 8: 5G Design
The Realme 8 5G is the latest and the most affordable 5G smartphone from Realme India, powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor. This device comes with a plastic unibody design with a plastic frame and a plastic back panel, and the phone is available in two colors. At the front, the device has a 90Hz IPS LCD screen, and the phone has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
Realme 8 5G: Hardware Performance
The Realme 8 5G is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor, which is the latest 5G capable chipset from MTK, which can offer similar performance as the Snapdragon 700 series of processors. This processor is coupled with either 4/8GB of RAM with 128GB of internal storage with a microSD card slot for additional storage expansion.
Realme 8 5G: Camera Performance
The Realme 8 5G has a quad-camera-like arrangement, but the device has a triple camera setup with a 48MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP black and white depth sensor. Under the day-light situation, the 48MP camera can capture some good photos using pixel binning technology, and the phone can also shoot 1080p video. There is a 16MP selfie camera at the front, which can also shoot 1080p videos, and can also assist with face unlock.
Realme 8 5G: Price To Specs Ratio
The base model of the Realme 8 5G with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage costs Rs. 14,999, while the high-end model of the Realme 8 5G comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage and costs Rs. 16,999. Both models offer a dedicated microSD card slot and also support 4G LTE and VoLTE on both slots. Overall, the base model seems like an underpowered variant, as it just offers 4GB RAM.
Realme 8 5G: Important Features/Highlights
The Realme 8 5G comes with a 90Hz IPS LCD screen with FHD+ resolution, which one of the USPs of this device. Due to the higher refresh rate panel, the Realme 8 5G seems like a smooth smartphone, and the Dimensity 700 can easily handle most day-to-day tasks without any issue.
Realme 8 5G: Verdict
Don't buy the Realme 8 5G just for the sake of getting a 5G smartphone. Instead, get this device for the experience that it currently offers. From 5000 mAh battery, high refresh rate display, to the fast processor, the Realme 8 5G has everything that one might want from a mid-range smartphone in 2021.
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The smartphone is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor.
The price of the both 4G and 5G variants is the same. Even, you will get better features on the 5G model including the processor, 90Hz display, and much more.
The Realme 8 5G runs on Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top.
There are two RAM variants including 4GB and 8GB.
The camera features include Nightscape, Pro Mode, AI Scan, Super Macro, and more.
The smartphone features 1080p LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate.
There is a triple camera module at the back side and also offers 4K video recording with 48MP primary camera sensor.
Yes, the smartphone supports the 5G network.
Yes, the storage of the smartphone is expandable up to 1TB via a microSD card slot.
Yes, you will get all advanced features including a powerful chipset, 5G connectivity, 48MP main lens for an asking price of Rs. 14,999.
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So, here are how these specs will affect the real-life usage of a device and why how we meticulously consider each of these points to rate a smartphone.
Cameras have evolved a lot over the last few years and multi-camera setup is a new norm. We consider various parameters like MP count, aperture size, pixel size, image stabilization to rate a camera system of a smartphone out of 5. Any device that scores more than 3.5 can take good photos and videos and if a phone scores over 4, then it will be one of the best camera smartphones in the market.
Though battery seems like an underrated feature and we look at the battery capacity, fast charging supporting technology, and even the wireless charging capability is also taken into consideration to rate smartphone's battery capability.
The display is the face of a smartphone. And there are a lot of parameters like the panel technology (IPS LCD, OLED, TFT) and other parameters also taken into consideration like the resolution, pixel density, and refresh rate.
A smartphone could have great specs, but if it is not priced well then you might not get the best value-for-money. So, we compare a smartphone with the contemporaries to rate the value-for-money of a device out of 5.
This aspect is decided on various sub specifics, such as availability of microSD card slot, the amount of RAM the device offers, processor capability, and the network support. This parameter has more weightage when compared to other departments.