Realme 8 Pro

Realme 8 series was announced by Realme on the 24th of March as the successor of last year’s Realme 7 series. For now, Realme has unwrapped two new devices under this lineup and promises many impressive upgrades and features. Among the newly launched devices, one which has replaced the Redmi Note 10 Pro Max as the cheapest 108MP camera phone is the Realme 8 Pro. Yes, Realme 8 Pro features a massive camera setup that too under the 20K price tag and comes with multiple other specs to cater for the affordable section. Let’s take a look at all the offerings one by one by scrolling through the relevant sections.

Realme 8 Pro Price in India

The sale started on the 25th of March and Realme 8 Pro comes in two variants. The base variant comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage and the higher variant features 8GB RAM and 128G internal storage. As for the price, the Realme 8 Pro price for the 6GB RAM variant is Rs.17,999 and for the 8GB RAM variant, the price is Rs.19,999. The colour options include Illuminating Yellow, Infinite Black and Infinite Blue.  

The design language is quite good with a small punch-hole on the front along with a noticeable chin at the bottom. The rear panel looks stylish with a gradient pattern and along with the square-shaped camera module. With an overall weight of 176 grams, it will be comfortable to hold for longer durations.

As for the button, there is a power button and the volume rocker on the right and the SIM tray is there on the left side. The bottom side is featuring the Type-C charging port along with a speaker grille and 3.5mm headphone jack. There is an under-display fingerprint sensor for unlocking the device.

The visuals are taken care of by a large 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 pixels of resolution and a 90.8% screen-to-body ratio. Also, the FHD+ display features a peak brightness of 1000nits and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. Although the display with this configuration is sufficient for offering a seamless experience, it would have been much better to provide at least 90Hz of refresh rate, which is missing here and becomes a major problem for Realme 8 Pro.

The camera section of Realme 8 Pro is the selling point of this smartphone. There is a huge 108MP Quad-rear camera setup, composed of a 108MP primary sensor with f/1.88 aperture, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.25 aperture, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP B&W sensor. Surely this is going to be very interesting for photography lovers with a low budget. The additional features that the rear camera is equipped with include Tilt-shift, Dynamic Bokeh, HDR, Night Scape etc. You can record high-quality videos with the rear camera of Realme 8 Pro. For selfies, there is a 16MP sensor under the small-sized punch-hole on the front.

As for the battery, there is a large 4500 mAh cell loaded inside Realme 8 Pro and the device supports lightning-fast charging speed as claimed by Realme. Yes, there is 50W SuperDart charge technology, which is sufficient to charge your device within 17 minutes up to 50% and just 47 minutes to 100% charge. There is a Type-C charging port for connecting the charger.

Realme 8 Pro is meant for photography enthusiasts, who are looking for a camera phone at an affordable price tag. Also, the RAM and internal storage are decent and Realme 8 Pro is sufficient for offering decent performance in terms of multi-tasking and gaming. However, there is no 5G and the display comes with a basic refresh rate. If you are ok with these two, then you can go ahead with this.