realme has unveiled two smartphones under eight (8) series of smartphones – the realme 8 and realme 8 Pro. The duo serve as the respective successors to the realme 7 and realme 7 Pro smartphones respective, however, they still share some of the specs of their predecessors. The non-pro model is available in India only while the Pro model will arrive in Europe and India markets.
The realme 8 Pro has a 108MP main sensor but retains the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G mobile platform while the non-pro model has a 64MP main sensor and relies on the MediaTek Helio G95 processor. Both models have the same display, in-display fingerprint sensor, 16MP (f/2.45) selfie camera and come pre-loaded with Android 11-based realme UI 2.0. See the full specs below.
| Specifications | realme 8 | realme 8 Pro |
| Operating System | realme UI 2.0 (Android 11) | |
| Dimensions | 160.5 x 73.9 x 7.99 mm | 160.6 x 73.9 x 8.1 mm |
| Weight | 177 grams | 176 grams |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) | |
| Display | 6.4-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) 20:9 FHD+ Super AMOLED screen with up to 1000nits brightness, 60Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate | |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio G95 Octa-Core 12nm processor with 900MHz Mali-G76 3EEMC4 GPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G Octa-Core 8nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 618 GPU |
| Memory | 4GB/6GB/8GB LPPDDR4x RAM | 6GB/8GB LPPDDR4x RAM |
| Storage | 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage + up to 256GB with microSD | |
| Main Camera | 64MP (f/1.79, 0.8μm, LED flash, UIS/UIS Max) main + 8MP (f/2.3, 119° FOV) ultra-wide angle + 2MP B&W portrait + 2MP (f/2.4, 4cm) macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture | 108MP (f/1.88, 0.7μm, LED flash, UIS/UIS Max, 1/1.52″ Samsung HM2 sensor) main + 8MP (f/2.3, 119° FOV) ultra-wide angle + 2MP B&W portrait + 2MP (f/2.4, 4cm) macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 16MP (f/2.45) camera with aperture, Sony IMX471 sensor | |
| Battery | 5,000mAh battery with 30W Dart Charge fast charging | 4500mAh battery with 50W VOOC SuperDart Charge fast charging |
| Connectivity | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C | |
| Others | In-display fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack | In-display fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio |
| Colours | Cyber Black, Cyber Silver | Infinite Black, Infinite Blue, Illuminating Yellow |
Pricing and Availability
Both models are available in India and some parts of Europe including the UK from realme.com, Flipkart and other offline stores.
| Configuration | realme 8 | realme 8 Pro |
| 4GB + 128GB | INR 14,999 | – |
| 6GB + 128GB | INR 15,999 | INR 17,999/ |
| 8GB + 128GB | INR 16,999 | INR 19,999/GBP 279 |
