Realme 8 5G

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – International

 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 – India

5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA – International

 
1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA – India

Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Launch
Announced
2021, April 21

Status
Available. Released 2021, April 28

Body
Dimensions
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)

Weight
185 g (6.53 oz)

Build
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits

Size
6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)

Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0

Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU
Mali-G57 MC2

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Triple
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video
1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Single
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide)

Features
HDR

Video
1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes

 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

NFC
Yes

Radio
Unspecified

USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type
5000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
18W wired

Misc
Colors
Supersonic Blue, Supersonic Black

Models
RMX3241

Price
About 420 EUR

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 302059 (v8), 361505 (v9)
GeekBench: 1784 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: 1413:1 (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-27.8 LUFS (Good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 118h