Alongside the 8s 5G, Realme Pad and a few products, the company also launched another smartphone called Realme 8i. The handset offers users some exciting features like a 120Hz display, Helio G96 chipset, and 50MP triple cameras.
The Realme 8i sports a 6.6-inch IPS LCD screen punch-hole screen that delivers a 1080 x 2400 pixels Full HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, 600nits brightness, 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, 401ppi pixel density, and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. It is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and face unlock security features.
It is powered by Helio G96 chipset. The handset offers 4 GB / 6 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 64 GB / 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes with up to 5 GB of extended RAM, and it runs on Realme UI 2.0 based Android 11 OS.
For selfies, it has a front camera of 16-megapixel. The squarish rear-facing camera module is fitted with a 50-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth assist lens.
The smartphone is packed with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W charging through USB-C. It offers other features such as dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, a microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Realme 8i Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands: 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Launch
- Announced: 2021, September 09
- Status: Exp. release 2021, September 14
Design
- Dimensions: 164.1 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm (6.46 x 2.97 x 0.33 in)
- Weight: 194 g (6.84 oz)
- Colors: Black, Purple
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits (peak)
- Size: 6.6 inches, 104.8 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 11, Realme UI 2.0
Hardware
- Chipset: Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6xX.X GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G57 MC2
- Storage: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: microSDXC (dedicated slot)
- UFS 2.1
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31″, 1.2µm, 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, (wide), 1/3.0″, 1.0µm
- Features: panorama
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- Radio:
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC: No
- USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging 18W
Realme 8i Price and Availability
Here is the pricing of the different model of the Realme 8i:
- 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – INR 13,999 (~$190)
- 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – INR 15,999 (~$217)
- Color variants: Space Black and Space Purple
The first sale of the Realme 8i will be carried out at 12 pm (local time) on Sept. 14 in India. Buyers can avail it through Realme India’s online store and Flipkart. Customers purchase the smartphone with HDFC and ICICI credit cards and EMI transaction can avail INR 1,000 (~$14) cashback.
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