Realme 8 review

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we have here today the realme 8 and is

another example of a smartphone that's

quite different from the 5g model of the

same name

it can be confusing so let's see what's

special about the realme 8 in our full

review

the realme 8 is a budget smartphone with

a flashy two-tone finish

and a prominent dare to leap logo on the

curved backside

the phone is made from plastic but it's

glossy enough that it resembles glass

and the frame is plastic as well the

real me8 feels a bit smaller in the hand

then the real me 7

and it comes with a few upgrades there's

a new AMOLED display

an optical under-display fingerprint

reader as well as a 64 megapixel main

a camera which we saw on last year's

Asian realme 7 but not the global

version

however unlike the real me 7 on both the

realme 8 and the realme 85g

you miss out on having water repellent

coating and seals on the ports

going back to the display it's a 6.4

inch super AMOLED with a 1080p

resolution

a punch hole for the selfie cam and a

standard 60hz refresh rate

it's a bit smaller than the 6.5 inch

displays of either the real me 7 or the

realme 85g

and you miss out on the smoothness of a

90hz refresh rate

but going from its LCD to AMOLED could

be worth the trade-off

thanks to AMOLED tech you get deep and

contrasty blacks

as well as better power efficiency if

you stick to something like dark mode

you get hdr 10 support too the picture

is plenty sharp

and colors are vibrant but not the most

accurate leaning towards bluish

as far as brightness goes it's quite

good we measured a maximum of around 460

nits with the slider

which boosts to around 660 nits in auto

mode when in bright conditions

since the screen is an AMOLED the real

me8 also supports an always-on display

to show you time and notifications while

the phone sleeps

for audio, the real me 8 has a 3.5

millimeter jack for headphones

with Dirac sound and high res audio

certification

the single bottom-firing speaker isn't

very loud scoring just average on our

loudness charts

sound quality is nothing amazing either

vocals and highs sound decent but don't

expect much bass

you also get 64 or 128 gigs of storage

on the realme 8 and it's expandable

the interface of the realme 8 is realme

UI 2.0 based on Android 11.

it's quite clean and straightforward

with your standard home screen

notification shade and optional app

drawer there's a personalizations menu

which holds plenty of options for

customizing the looks of the UI

from the task switcher, you can place an

app into a floating window for

multitasking

and there's a smart sidebar that can

store app shortcuts as well as functions

and finally, there's a game optimizer and

launcher called gamespace

from here you can change performance

parameters and you can access do not

disturb options here too

speaking of performance the real me

eight runs on a MediaTek helio g95

the chipset which is built on a 12 nanometer

process

it's the same that was inside the realme

7 and while it's not the most

eye-catching budget chipset around

is still pretty solid at this price

point in CPU benchmarks performance is

comparable to the real meat 5g

which has a MediaTek density of 700 5g

as well as phones running on a

snapdragon 720g

the realme 8 even has the edge over the

realme 85g

in GPU tests while you don't get 5g

support here

there's enough power for the class tasks

run smoothly and we didn't notice any

overheating or throttling either

just like the realme 7 and the realme

85g the realme 8 has a large 5 000

million power battery

with an endurance rating of 127 hours in

our proprietary tests

battery life is a bit better

then the 5g model

the phone comes with a 30-watt dart

charger in the box and is pretty fast

especially considering the big battery

we were able to charge the phone from

zero to 56 percent in half an hour

almost double what we could get with the

realme 8 5g's bundled 18-watt charger

the real me eight has four cameras on

the back a 64-megapixel quad bay or main

camera

an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera a 2

megapixel macro cam

and a depth sensor this is quite

different from the 5g model where you

have a 48-megapixel main cam and no

ultrawide

Realme 8 review

shots from the realme 8's main cam come

out in 16 megapixels by default

and they are good especially for a

budget phone there's plenty of detail

lively colors and decent dynamic range

the processing however

is pretty heavy-handed beyond anything

we've seen lately with plenty of over

sharpening and contrast enhancements

even the cheaper realme 85g with this 48

the megapixel camera takes more natural

looking photos

portraits are taken with the main camera

with the help of the dev sensor

these are impressive for the class with

sharp and detailed subjects

accurate colors and proficient

separation.

8-megapixel shots from the ultra-wide

are underwhelming the exposure is

noticeably dimmer than that of the main

camera.

and there's some softness around the

edges of the frame at least the dynamic

the range isn't too bad

2-megapixel photos from the macro cam

are also nothing to write home about

getting a sharp result is difficult

because of the fixed focus

and even if the focus is spot on the

the result is soft and noisy with dull

colors.

now on to low light shooting the main

the camera holds up pretty well in these

situations.

with a decent amount of detail thanks to

the laid back processing

colors are true to life and contrast is

good dynamic range is quite limited

though.

with clipped highlights and dark shadows

there is quite a lot of noise

and the cheaper realme 85g again

takes the better photos here

if you toggle on ai scene detection

you'll often get a brighter exposure

and the hdr helps to improve the dynamic

range a bit

or if you don't mind the 5 to 10 seconds

of processing time.

you can use the night mode this

brightens up the photos even further

and they sometimes come out sharper

highlights are still clipped.

but the blowout isn't as extreme

the ultrawide camera struggles in low

light and his photos are soft

with dull colors and blown out

highlights and light sources

while ai scene detection doesn't have

much effect here night mode does

these shots are brighter with more

detail and better-controlled highlights

for selfies, the realme 8 has a 16

megapixel front-facing camera with fixed

focus.

the quality is great here with solid

contrast

colors and dynamic range resolve detail

is decent too.

unlike the 5g model, the real me-8 can

capture 4k video at 30fps with the main

camera.

4k footage looks great there's plenty of

detail.

low noise and punchy colors dynamic

the range isn't super wide but it isn't that

bad.

the ultra-wide can shoot 1080p video at

30fps.

it isn't great and there's a lot of

noise at least the color reproduction is

quite close to the main cameras, there is

electronic stabilization available for

both cameras but only in 1080p

at 30fps it takes care of major bumps

and shakes.

but there are some small movements still

left behind.

so that's the real me eight you get an

upgrade to an AMOLED display this time

around.

although it's just a 60 hertz one this

great battery life paired with pretty

fast charging.

a solid chipset for the class and great

selfies and video quality from the main

cam.

compared to the 5g version you get nicer

features but not necessarily better

photos.

and of course, you miss out on the 5g

connectivity and at the same time

the nicer features you get here aren't

quite as nice as what you can find

elsewhere at this price

so overall the realme 8 is a decent

compact smartphone