Realme 8 series, including Realme 8 and Realme8 Pro, was launched in India last month. A few weeks after their debut, the Shenzhen-based company launched Realme 8 5G as the latest addition to the series. Realme 8 5G is an upgrade to the vanilla Realme 8 with a 5G SoC display with a 90Hz refresh rate. All three phones run on Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top, and all have 16-megapixel front cameras. We compare Realme 8 5G, Realme 8 (Review), and Realme 8 Pro (Review) to highlight the differences between the price and specifications of the three phones.
Realme 8 5G vs Realme 8 vs Realme 8 Pro: Price in India
Realme 8 5G price starts at Rs. 14,999 for the 4GB + 128GB storage variant. The phone also has an 8GB + 128GB storage option priced at Rs. 16,999. It is launched in Supersonic Black and Supersonic Blue color options.
Realme 8 is offered in a 4GB + 128GB storage configuration that is priced at Rs. 14,999, a 6GB + 128GB storage model that is priced at Rs. 15,999, and a top-of-the-line 8GB + 128GB storage variant that is priced at Rs. 16,999. The phone comes in Cyber Black and Cyber Silver color options.
Realme 8 Pro comes in a 6GB + 128GB storage variant priced at Rs. 17,999 and an 8GB + 128GB storage model that costs Rs. 19,999. Realme has offered the phone in Infinite Black and Infinite Blue color options with a glow-in-the-dark Illuminating Yellow color option.
Realme 8 5G vs Realme 8 vs Realme 8 Pro: Specifications
Starting with the display, Realme 8 5G features a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) screen with a 20:9 aspect ratio, and 90Hz refresh rate and is protected by Dragontrail glass. Meanwhile, Realme 8 and Relame 8 Pro feature 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) Super AMOLED displays with a 90.8 percent screen-to-body ratio. They are dual-SIM (Nano) phones that run on Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top.
Under the hood, Realme 8 5G is equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, and up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM. The handset also gets DRE technology to convert the storage into virtual RAM for smoother multitasking. Realme 8 packs an octa-core MediaTek Helio G95 SoC and Mali-G76 MC4 GPU. It comes with up to 8GB LPDDR4x RAM. Realme 8 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G SoC with Adreno 618 GPU and comes with up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM.
Realme 8 5G gets 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage on the storage front as a standard that supports expansion via microSD card through a dedicated slot. Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro get up to 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage that is also expandable via dedicated microSD card slots.
In the optics department, Realme 8 5G sports a triple rear camera setup highlighted by a 48-megapixel Samsung GM1 primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens. The other two cameras include a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 portrait lens and a 2-megapixel tertiary sensor with an f/2.4 macro lens.
Realme 8 comes with a quad rear camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.25 lens, and 119-degree field-of-view (FoV), a 2-megapixel macro shooter with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel black and white sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. Realme 8 Pro sports a quad rear camera setup, highlighted by a 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HM2 primary sensor with an f/1.88 lens. The rest of the cameras are the same as Realme 8.
For selfies and video chats, all three phones have 16-megapixel sensors. However, Realme 8 5G gets an f/2.1 lens. Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro have f/2.45 aperture lenses.
Realme has provided a 5,000mAh battery with 18W Quick Charge fast charging technology on Realme 8 5G. Realme 8 carries a 5,000mAh battery with 30W Dart Charge fast charging support. Realme 8 Pro packs a 4,500mAh battery with 50W SuperDart Charge fast charging. The Realme 8 5G model measures 162.5×74.8×8.5mm and weighs 185 grams. In comparison, Realme 8 measures 160.6×73.9×7.99mm and weighs
177 grams. Realme 8 Pro, on the other hand, measures 160.6×73.9×8.1mm and weighs 176 grams. Realme 8 5G gets a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port for connectivity. Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro have in-display fingerprint sensors, dual-band Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth v5, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jacks, and USB Type-C ports for connectivity.
