Realme 8 review

The Realme 8 is built around a 6.4" FullHD+ AMOLED screen and an under-display fingerprint reader. Under the hood, it's got a MediaTek Helio G95 SoC and runs the Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0.

Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about Realme 8's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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▶ Track Info: Had Enough by Kalle Angstrom

Timestamps|Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Design and build
0:59 6.4'' Super AMOLED screen with 1080p resolution
1:54 Single audio speaker test, headphone jack
2:23 Storage options
2:28 Software and UI
3:07 Mediatek Helio G95 performance
3:47 Battery (5000mAh) endurance and charging (30W) test
4:13 Camera specs
4:28 Daylight image quality
5:27 Lowlight image quality
6:25 Selfies
6:37 Video quality
7:13 Conclusion

[hossain]

I've bought this on 4th May and till now got 2 updates. I really like the sAmoled display on it. The performance is very smooth and the battery backup is great considering the power-hungry Mediatek G95.

[unwokeneuropean]

Why you guys hate the "dare to leap" sign on the backside ? Who could read that ? In this age everyone is using some protection of the smartphone. In my case i use plastic case on the back for all of my phones and nobody can see a) original color of the phone or b) brand of the phone or c) anything written on the phone.

[samueloyem]

Brilliant specs for the price point, the 5000mAh battery and Helio G95 make such a good combo for performance

[pawelgrzegorziwaniuk]

In Poland Realme recently started to sell 8 and 8 Pro without "Dare to Leap" sign on the back.

[pterks]

2 You have months, it is an excellent device!
It's even waterproof, but obviously because of the perfectness of the gluing.
I don't have ip protection, right?
So I recommend this phone to everyone.

[BlueSky-jldt]

My most favourite smartphone news it's Gsmarena, great site, hope you all success, i watch you every day for news, reviews you are the best in your field, great job Gsmarena.

[Nononoone]

I got mine last week mas a secondary phone it's great for 182 euros 128gb

[minhazulislam]

Was waiting for the review! Thanks, Will.

[Joshua-sgrp]

Which is better for camera and selfie realme 8 or realme 7?

[kirabuckz]

I updated the software since it notified alreay and upgraded to android 11 2.0, however i was wondering about the camera effects that was lost. 3 filters were gone which was one of the reasons why i bought this😩

[paveltrout]

Been using the realme 8 since December 28 and it's been a very nice experience so far. Got me 7 and a half hours of real-world usage outside the house, which I think is very good, especially the fact it has a power-hungry Helio G95. I managed to run my games (wild rift and pokemon unite) at high settings for at least 2 hours without any frame drops. I love the look and feel of realme UI although I wish it had better customization, especially the lack of options in AOD. The camera experience is decent on the stock camera app if you don't mind the saturated look but giving it GCam with HDR Enhanced definitely improved my camera experience, I wouldn't get this for video though, its usable but not something you should be using if you do a lot of videos.

I don't like the "dare to leap" slogan so I hid it with a vinyl skin from one of our local shops here and I find holding the phone without a case a bit slippery with my sweaty hands so I bought a case from nillkin, its a hard case but has a grippy material, wider surface area from the sides and it's thin, highly recommended if you plan to get this phone. What do I wish to get though it having better haptics (it blows my mind that the cheaper redmi note 10 has much nicer haptics than the realme 8) Overall, quite a solid experience but not a first choice when buying a phone under this price range. You can get a Redmi Note 10 for the price but if you like an alternative and you don't like MIUI, this is quite a strong contender.

[kimikomarietripole]

How abour the volume of the speaker when it comes to Video calls? Is it loud ?
'cuz my sister's realme 2, the speaker on VCs is so low

[pixelsbymag]

Only thing i dislike in this phone is Dare to leap branding

[waseemjafx]

GSMARENA best Channel on YouTube. Luv uo guys!! 😊 👍🏼

[jayronsilerio]

phone suggestions with same price of realme 8 which is 12, 990 php and good for heavy games such as mobile legends, COD, roblox etc.

fast response needed, im going to buy this week i dont want to regret my decision 😢

[kmrfitness]

7:02 How is its video stabilization now? is it the same or software update has fixed it? Please i am planning to buy now. i want to know?

[OniiRem]

Still tho, hope they change the chipset of the pro version next time. I'd be fine sacrificing the 100 something camera.

[kingyehudha]

Good one, too bad it doesn't have any IR blaster

[janemin]

I am planning to buy a new cellphone and realme 8 is one of my choices.

[Kurohagane]

yikes! that "dare to leap" is appalling