Realme has had quite the meteoric rise in India over a relatively short time span. The highly competitive company currently has a vast portfolio of smartphones, but the rate at which it's going, I think it needs to pump the brakes a bit and take a more focused approach to its launches. I'm referring to the recently launched Realme 8, which launched alongside the Realme 8 Pro. The company has managed to cover pretty much every single price point under Rs. 20,000, but the sheer number of phones it now sells, including the 7 series, X-series and Narzo models, means that there's a lot of overlapping, with just minute differences between many of them.

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Realme 8 Summary

The Realme 8's design is heavily focused on making it slim and light, and it does a very good job here. The big change compared to the Realme 7 lies in the display, which is a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED panel with a full-HD+ resolution, rather than an LCD panel. The Realme 8 is one of the more comfortable phones I've reviewed recently and should be easy to live with.

The Realme 8 reuses the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC from the Realme 7, which has proven to be good enough for gaming at this price level. It's one of the first phones to ship with Realme UI 2.0 out of the box which is based on Android 11. In terms of performance, the Realme 8 feels snappy. I did miss the fluidity in scrolling offered by a 90Hz display but usability was still good. The Helio G95 SoC posts good benchmark numbers too, scoring 2,89,587 points in AnTuTu. The cameras on the Realme 8 are definitely serviceable in the right conditions, but this model is not a step up from the Realme 7 in terms of features or quality.

The Realme 8 might not have any deal-breaking flaws, but it doesn't really offer anything special, even when compared to its own siblings, which makes it hard to recommend.

Realme 8 Price in India

Realme 8 price in India starts from ₹ 12,999. The lowest price of Realme 8 is ₹ 12,999 at Croma on 6th September 2026.

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Available Variants

4GB RAM

64GB STORAGE

Realme 8 (4GB,64GB)

4GB RAM

128GB STORAGE

Realme 8 (4GB,128GB)

6GB RAM

128GB STORAGE

Realme 8 (6GB,128GB)

8GB RAM

128GB STORAGE

Realme 8 (8GB,128GB)

Realme 8 Full Specifications

General

Brand	Realme
Model	8
Price in India	₹12,999
Release date	24th March 2021
Launched in India	Yes
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	160.60 x 73.90 x 7.99
Weight (g)	177.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	5000
Fast charging	Proprietary
Colours	Cyber Black, Cyber Silver

Display

Screen size (inches)	6.40
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels

Hardware

Processor	octa-core
Processor make	MediaTek Helio G95
RAM	4GB, 6GB, 8GB
Internal storage	64GB, 128GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Dedicated microSD slot	Yes

Camera

Rear camera	64-megapixel (f/1.79) + 8-megapixel (f/2.25) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4)
No. of Rear Cameras	4
Rear autofocus	Yes
Rear flash	Yes
Front camera	16-megapixel (f/2.45)
No. of Front Cameras	1
Pop-Up Camera	No

Software

Operating system	Android 11
Skin	Realme UI 2.0

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 5.10
USB Type-C	Yes
Headphones	Type-C
Number of SIMs	2
Active 4G on both SIM cards	Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
5G	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes

Sensors

Face unlock	Yes
In-Display Fingerprint Sensor	Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes

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Sourav Mondal (Aug 21, 2021) on Gadgets 360 Recommends

Excellent product.the display is awesome .. bright rich colorfull display it is perfect to watch movies .the vivid amoled display is awesome. camera is very good.so keep it. Dare to leep🙂🙂

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Never buy this product

Sandesh Kesarkar (Jan 31, 2022) on Gadgets 360

Seeing oppo as a manufacturer I purchased this Realme 8l. I am facing following problems categorically which I never experienced while using Oppo f3. 1. Can't see who is calling while I am using any app. 2.Can't delete group pics in the what's app chat. 3. Can't close all appas with single touch by using "Close All Apps" function. 4. Poor sound quality. Music lovers shouldn't even imagine to buy it. 5. White spot in camera lense. 6. Can't add my Hotmail account for synching contacts. 7.Hangs during games. (This model is specifically advertised for games but worst for playing games. 8. Can't add widget in front screen. NEVER NEVER NEVER BUY THIS PRODUCT AND THEIR SERVICE IS HOPELESS. 4.

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Bullshit product

Sandesh Kesarkar (Jan 31, 2022) on Gadgets 360

Better buy oppo buy paying few thousands.

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Realme 8 🤬😡

Shibbu Yadav (Feb 3, 2022) on Gadgets 360

Don't buy this phone even if this available in cheap price this kabadaa phone totally shit🚮 don't buy it's very slow while I taking pictures working slow and there processing timing is to muchhh....garbage phone

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Fabulous!

Khudi L (Mar 28, 2021) on Flipkart

Wow

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