Realme held an event in India today to announce two new smartphones, RealMe 8S 5G and RealMe 8I, in addition to its first tablet, RealMe Pad. The mid-range phones come with Mediatek chipsets and large batteries.
Realme 8s 5G
Realme 8S 5G is the world’s first phone with a Phet 810 SoC. The processor features a 2.4ghz octa-core CPU and a Mali-G57 GPU. The phone offers two LPDDR4X memory versions: 6GB and 8GB, while the storage is 128GB, which can be expanded with a dedicated microSD slot.
While the picture may look like RealMe 8S 5G has four cameras on the back, there are actually only three, the fourth hole is just a sticker with the word AI on it, the main camera is 64MP with f/1.8 aperture, while the other two are 2 megapixel sensors: One is black and white for portraits and the other is for macro shots up to 4cm.
On the front of RealMe 8S 5G is a 6.5-inch LCD screen with a perforation for a 16-megapixel selfie camera and a 90Hz refresh rate screen with FHD + resolution. The phone comes with a built-in 5,000mah battery that supports 33W charging via a USB-C port, and RealMe provides the required charger in the box.
Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 802.11a/B/G/N/AC, Bluetooth 5.1, all the popular 5G bands and navigation standards, and Android 11-based RealMe UI 2.0.
Realme 8S 5G will be available in blue and purple with 6GB and 8GB ram versions priced at INR 17,999 and InR 19,999 respectively, and will be available in India from September 13.
realme 8i
RealMe 8I is the first handset to come with a Helio G96 chipset, with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 64/128GB of storage, expandable through a microSD slot.
RealMe 8i’s screen is a 6.6-inch LCD screen with FHD + resolution and 100% DCI-P3 gamut coverage, and supports a 120Hz refresh rate and other refresh rates.
RealMe 8I has a 50 megapixel F /1.8 main camera on the back, complemented by a 2 megapixel F /2.4 black and white and 2 megapixel F /2.4 macro camera. The battery is also 5000mah, which supports 18W charging and comes with a charger in the box.
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Realme 8I will be available in space black and Space Purple for RS 13,999 for 4/64GB and RS 15,999 for 6/128GB. It will be available in India from September 14.