Realme launched its 8 sequence lately consisting of the Realme 8 and the Realme 8 Pro. These smartphones are successors to the Realme 7 and the Realme 7 Pro respectively and have some good {hardware} together with AMOLED shows. So is the Realme 8 Pro a worthy improve over the Realme 7 Pro, And do you have to choose it over the Redmi Note 10 Pro? I put it to the check to search out out.

Realme 8 Pro worth in India

The Realme 8 Pro begins at Rs 17,999 for the bottom variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, whereas the opposite variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at Rs. 19,999. Realme provides the 8 Pro in three color choices: Infinite Blue, Infinite Black, and Illuminating Yellow. The latter has a glow-in-the-dark end, which is a really uncommon design aspect in the intervening time.

Realme 8 Pro design

Realme has taken a brand new strategy to design, and the Realme 8 Pro has some daring styling. The firm has plastered its tagline “Dare to Leap” throughout the again of the smartphone. The textual content has a shiny end which makes it pop in opposition to the fine-textured end on the remainder of the again. Realme has additionally gone with shiny colors for this smartphone, referred to as Infinite Blue and Illuminating Yellow. If you would favor one thing delicate, the Infinite Black choice is the one for you.

The second spotlight of the Realme 8 Pro is its cameras. It has a quad-camera setup on the again that protrudes in a two-step design. The first step homes the flash whereas the second has 4 particular person digicam lenses. I discovered the Realme 8 Pro to be comparatively slim and straightforward to make use of. The again of the smartphone curves across the sides which makes it comfy to carry the machine.

The Realme 8 Pro has a 6.4-inch AMOLED show with a gap punch

From the entrance, the Realme 8 Pro seems to be like its predecessor, the Realme 7 Pro. It nonetheless has a giant 6.4-inch Super AMOLED show with a hole-punch entrance digicam within the prime left nook. The borders on the perimeters are acceptable although the chin is a tad greater compared. The body of the Realme 8 Pro is made out of plastic, and the ability and the amount buttons are on the precise. These buttons are nicely positioned and have been straightforward to achieve throughout one-handed use. The SIM tray is on the left facet, whereas all of the ports are on the backside.

You get a 4,500mAh battery which is about common for a smartphone nowadays. This has helped Realme maintain the load of the 8 Pro all the way down to 176g, and thickness at 8.1mm. The battery is able to 50W quick charging and Realme has bundled a 65W charger within the field.

Realme 8 Pro specs and software program

Realme hasn’t fiddled round with the specs, and in comparison with the Realme 7 Pro (Review), it’s largely unchanged. The Realme 8 Pro nonetheless has a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED panel with a full-HD+ decision and in-display fingerprint scanner. It can also be powered by the identical Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, and the RAM and storage mixtures stay unchanged as nicely at 6GB or 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The battery capability can also be the identical at 4,500mAh however charging velocity is proscribed to 50W whereas the Realme 7 Pro may cost at 65W.

The Realme 8 Pro is alleged to have a brighter show in comparison with the Realme 7 Pro, however this new mannequin misses out on stereo audio system and makes use of Asahi Dragontrail strengthened glass as an alternative of Corning Gorilla Glass. You’ll additionally need to accept Bluetooth 5.Zero as an alternative of Bluetooth 5.1. On the opposite hand, among the enhancements embody a greater main digicam, and Android 11 out of the field in comparison with Android 10, which the Realme 7 Pro provided.

Realme’s tagline is plastered throughout the again

Realme provides its customized Realme UI 2.Zero on prime of Android 11 together with the February Android safety patch, which is barely dated at this level. The UI is customised however to not the purpose of confusion. You will be capable of discover the precise settings simply. The Settings app has a piece referred to as Realme Labs which has experimental beta options which you could attempt earlier than they doubtlessly get launched in a software program replace.

The Realme 8 Pro has a good quantity of bloatware preinstalled. Apart from a number of Google apps, it has Flipkart, Amazon, Realme Community, Heyfun, Snapchat and some different apps. I acquired a number of spammy notifications from the HeyFun, the Themes retailer, and the browser.

Realme 8 Pro efficiency

The Realme 8 Pro managed to ship good efficiency, and I didn’t face any points whereas utilizing it with on a regular basis apps. The show is crisp and it will get shiny sufficient outside, although I’d have appreciated to have had stereo audio system. I discovered the in-display fingerprint scanner to be fast to unlock the smartphone.

The Realme 8 Pro ran Call of Duty Mobile with none points, and it defaulted to the High preset for graphics in addition to body price. The recreation ran superb at these settings and I didn’t discover any lag or stutter. The Realme 8 Pro was barely heat to the contact after enjoying the sport for 20 minutes and registered a six p.c battery drop.

The Realme 8 Pro has a 108-megapixel main digicam

I ran our total suite of benchmarks to see how the Realme 8 Pro fares in opposition to among the competitors. In AnTuTu, it managed to attain 2,87,443 factors, whereas it scored 852 in PCMark Work 2.0. In graphics benchmark GFXBench’s T-Rex and Car Chase scenes, the Realme 8 Pro scored 60fps and 16fps respectively. Surprisingly the scores are fairly much like these of its extra reasonably priced sibling, the Realme 8.

The battery on the Realme 8 Pro lasted me a couple of day and a half. In our HD video loop check, the cellphone managed to go on for 26 hours and 14 minutes which is an excellent rating. The Realme 8 Pro expenses at 50W and it was able to attending to 75 p.c in 30 minutes. Fast charging meant that I by no means needed to maintain the cellphone plugged in for too lengthy.

Realme 8 Pro cameras

One main change with the Realme 8 Pro in comparison with the Realme 7 Pro is its cameras. The Realme 8 Pro homes a 108-megapixel main rear digicam which is not quite common within the sub-Rs. 20,000 market. It additionally has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digicam, a 2-megapixel macro digicam, and a 2-megapixel B&W digicam. The digicam app UI is simple to make use of and I didn’t have any points discovering the precise setting. There is a fast toggle to allow AI Scene enhancement, and when enabled, the cellphone is fast to detect any scene and arrange for it accordingly.

Daylight photographs taken with the Realme 8 Pro have been first rate. Objects at a distance have been recognisable however weren’t as sharp as I’d have appreciated. I discovered the AI to be a tad aggressive, bumping up color saturation unnecessarily at instances. You do have the choice to shoot on the full 108-megapixel decision, and the cellphone takes barely longer to seize the shot. Photos shot at this decision had higher particulars. If you wish to crop into a photograph after capturing, you’ll be higher off utilizing this decision.

Realme 8 Pro daylight digicam pattern with out AI (faucet to see full-size picture)

Realme 8 Pro daylight digicam pattern with AI (faucet to see full-size picture)

Realme 8 Pro ultra-wide-angle digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Close-ups have been good, and the cellphone does handle a tender depth impact across the topic. However, I observed that the Realme 8 Pro didn’t seize particulars very nicely when capturing shiny pink flowers. Portrait photographs have been higher, with good edge detection between the topic and the background. The cellphone additionally permits you to set the extent of blur earlier than taking the shot.

Realme 8 Pro close-up digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Realme 8 Pro portrait digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

The ultra-wide angle digicam produced softer photos which lacked particulars, so it is best to make use of it for panorama photographs. The macro digicam is proscribed by way of decision but it surely does assist in delivering a pointy usable shot at shut vary.

Low-light photographs taken within the default mode regarded good, however particulars weren’t as sharp on zooming in. The Night mode takes about 5 seconds to take a shot and produced sharper photos with higher particulars.

Realme 8 Pro low-light digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Realme 8 Pro evening mode digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Selfies taken with the Realme 8 Pro have been crisp and the cellphone managed to seize sharp photographs in most lighting circumstances. It does supply the choice to take portrait selfies as nicely. These images had good edge detection and it may detect faces even with masks on.

Realme 8 Pro daylight selfie digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Realme 8 Pro low-light portrait selfie digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)

Video recording tops out at 4K for the first digicam but it surely lacks stabilisation at this decision. Footage shot at 1080p is not stabilised by default and it’s essential to allow Ultra Steady mode manually. There is an Ultra Steady Max mode as nicely, which shoots footage utilizing the ultra-wide-angle digicam for higher stability. The course of appears unnecessarily sophisticated, with an additional step for stabilisation. Video high quality was common general.

Verdict

The Realme 8 sequence shouldn’t be a big improve over the Realme 7 sequence. We didn’t discover the Realme 8 to be considerably totally different than its predecessor, and the Realme 8 Pro is not an enormous leap both. Strangely, the checklist of function subtractions is so much longer than the checklist of additives on the Realme 8 Pro. Yes, the cellphone is priced decrease than the Realme 7 Pro, however I nonetheless do not suppose it supplies the identical form of worth for cash.

The Realme 7 Pro (Review) could be a greater choose over the Realme 8 Pro for most individuals, because you get sooner charging, stereo audio system, and higher general digicam efficiency, plus you will get it at a very good worth when it goes on sale. Alternatively, you can additionally avoid wasting cash and choose the Redmi Note 10 Pro as an alternative.