Oppo spin-off Realme launched but one more “affordable 5G” phone – Realme 8 5G – in India on Thursday. With just about every new launch, Realme is going decrease down the cost ladder in line with its method to democratise 5G, even though you nonetheless can not make use of it in India at this point of time. The Realme 8 5G, that begins at Rs 14,999, undercuts the Narzo 30 Pro 5G (beginning at Rs 16,999) to turn out to be India’s least expensive 5G phone – ideal now.
Technically the Realme 8 5G may possibly look like a step up from the “regular” Realme 8 (that also begins at Rs 14,999 by the way) and it is in some regions, but it is fairly clear that Realme had to reduce some corners in order to preserve the cost down. For instance, the new phone comes with an IPS LCD – even though 90Hz, which is an upgrade – show, triple cameras with a watered-down major sensor, and slower charging.
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Regardless, the massive new update is the technique on chip. The Realme 8 5G is the initial phone in India to come equipped with MediaTek’s newly launched 7nm Dimensity 700 chip with 5G dual SIM dual standby help. The frequent Realme 8 has a 12nm Helio G95 processor. The Realme 8 5G also supports Dynamic RAM Expansion (DRE) to convert readily available storage into virtual RAM to boost multitasking. A comparable technologies is employed by Vivo inside its X60 series phones.
Rest of the specs are normal, which means, we’ve currently noticed a lot of these specs in previous and present Realme phones.
There is a 6.5-inch IPS LCD show with 1080p resolution and 90Hz refresh price (180Hz touch sampling price). There is a hole punch reduce-out at one finish housing a 16MP selfie camera (with Nightscape help) and Dragontrail Glass protection. Realme claims the panel can realize up to 600nits of peak brightness.
Under the hood, the phone comes with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB UFS2.1 storage as normal. There is help for expandable storage by way of a devoted micro-SD card slot. Software inside the phone is Realme UI 2. based on Android 11. Powering the phone is a enormous 5,000mAh battery even though charging is capped to 18W (Realme 8 supports more rapidly 30W charging). Realme will ship a compliant charger in the box.
For photography, the phone has 3 cameras on the back: a 48MP primary Samsung GM1 sensor with f/1.8 aperture lens, and two 2MP sensors, one monochrome (portrait) and one more for macros.
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Realme is going back to a more understated look with the Realme 8 5G following going all in on branding with the Realme 8. The phone is produced of glossy plastic, but it is a lot sober seeking than the Realme 8. Realme will present it in two colourways: blue and black. It is thin (8.5mm) and light (185g) a lot like most Realme phones. Rounding off the package is a side-mounted fingerprint reader (this is beneath the show in the Realme 8).
Realme 8 5G India cost and availability information
The Realme 8 5G begins at Rs 14,999 for the base model with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The major-finish model of the phone that comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs 16,999. The phone will go on sale from April 28 and readily available from Rrealme.com, Flipkart and offline shops.