Realme launched its 8 sequence just 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 must you choose it over the Redmi Note 10 Pro? I put it to the check to seek out out.
Realme 8 Pro value 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 affords 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 mean 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 towards the fine-textured end on the remainder of the again. Realme has additionally gone with vibrant colors for this smartphone, known 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 simple to make use of. The again of the smartphone curves across the sides which makes it snug to carry the gadget.
The Realme 8 Pro has a 6.4-inch AMOLED show with a gap punch
From the entrance, the Realme 8 Pro seems 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 high left nook. The borders on the edges are acceptable although the chin is a tad larger as compared. The body of the Realme 8 Pro is made out of plastic, and the facility and the amount buttons are on the appropriate. These buttons are nicely positioned and had been straightforward to succeed in throughout one-handed use. The SIM tray is on the left aspect, 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 burden of the 8 Pro right 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 pace is restricted to 50W whereas the Realme 7 Pro might cost at 65W.
The Realme 8 Pro is claimed 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 bolstered glass as a substitute of Corning Gorilla Glass. You’ll additionally should accept Bluetooth 5.0 as a substitute of Bluetooth 5.1. On the opposite hand, among the enhancements embrace a greater major 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 affords its customized Realme UI 2.0 on high 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 have the ability to discover the appropriate settings simply. The Settings app has a bit known as Realme Labs which has experimental beta options which you could attempt earlier than they probably 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 received 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 vibrant sufficient outside, although I’d have favored 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 charge. The recreation ran positive 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 % battery drop.
The Realme 8 Pro has a 108-megapixel major digicam
I ran our total suite of benchmarks to see how the Realme 8 Pro fares towards 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 just 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 costs at 50W and it was able to attending to 75 % in half-hour. 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 major 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 appropriate 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 pictures taken with the Realme 8 Pro had been respectable. Objects at a distance had been recognisable however weren’t as sharp as I’d have favored. 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 need to crop into a photograph after capturing, you’d 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 had been good, and the cellphone does handle a gentle depth impact across the topic. However, I seen that the Realme 8 Pro did not seize particulars very nicely when capturing vibrant crimson flowers. Portrait pictures had been higher, with good edge detection between the topic and the background. The cellphone additionally enables you to set the extent of blur earlier than taking the shot.
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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 pictures which lacked particulars, so it is best to make use of it for panorama pictures. The macro digicam is restricted by way of decision nevertheless it does assist in delivering a pointy usable shot at shut vary.
Low-light pictures taken within the default mode seemed good, however particulars weren’t as sharp on zooming in. The Night mode takes about 5 seconds to take a shot and produced sharper pictures with higher particulars.
Realme 8 Pro low-light digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)
Realme 8 Pro night time mode digicam pattern (faucet to see full-size picture)
Selfies taken with the Realme 8 Pro had been crisp and the cellphone managed to seize sharp pictures in most lighting circumstances. It does provide the choice to take portrait selfies as nicely. These pictures had good edge detection and it might 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 nevertheless it lacks stabilisation at this decision. Footage shot at 1080p is not stabilised by default and you might want 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 isn’t a big improve over the Realme 7 sequence. We didn’t discover the Realme 8 to be considerably completely different than its predecessor, and the Realme 8 Pro is not an enormous leap both. Strangely, the checklist of characteristic subtractions is loads 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 assume it supplies the identical sort 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 quicker charging, stereo audio system, and higher general digicam efficiency, plus you will get it at value when it goes on sale. Alternatively, you might additionally avoid wasting cash and choose the Redmi Note 10 Pro as a substitute.
