Realme 8 5G price and specs via Revu Philippines

Realme 8 5G debuts, 8GB model priced at around $319

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The world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand has welcomed the third addition to its number series.

(Update, July 1: Our Realme 8 5G review is up!)

(Update, June 17: Check out our first impressions of the Realme 8 5G plus its launch date in the Philippines!)

Almost a month after the announcement of the Realme 8 and Realme 8 Pro, the Realme 8 5G has debuted in Thailand, with an India launch set for tomorrow, April 22. We expect it to be rolled out to other markets — hopefully including the Philippines — in the next few weeks.

The 8GB/128GB model is priced at ฿9,999 (roughly P15,456 or $287 converted sans taxes) in our neighboring Southeast Asian country and is scheduled to be available May 4, with ongoing preorders ending until May 3. There’s a 4GB/64GB version, but it seems that Realme hasn’t revealed how much the variant costs just yet.

Realme 8 5G official product video

Powering the Realme 8 5G is the same 5G chip that devices such as the OPPO A55 5G, the Vivo Y72 5G and the Redmi Note 10 5GMediaTek’s Dimensity 700. The cost-effective 7nm SoC has two Cortex-A76 CPU cores clocked at 2.2GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores as well as Mali-G57 MC2 graphics.

The FHD+ LCD screen is measured at 6.5 inches diagonally and gets a 90Hz refresh rate; the battery is big at 5,000mAh and supports up to 18 watts of fast charging; the rear camera is a triple setup, headlined by a 48-megapixel sensor; the selfie shooter is 16 megapixels; and the user interface is based on Android 11. You can see the full specs of the Realme 8 5G below.

Realme 8 5G specs

  • 6.5-inch IPS LCD display, 2,400 x 1,080 (FHD+) resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-body ratio, up to 600 nits brightness
  • 7nm octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor with 5G
  • Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
  • 4GB/8GB RAM
  • 64GB/128GB storage, expandable up to 1TB
  • Triple rear cameras: 48-megapixel main; 2-megapixel black and white; and 2-megapixel macro
  • 16-megapixel front camera
  • Fingerprint reader (side-mounted)
  • 5,000mAh battery with 18-watt USB-C charging
  • Realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11
  • Color options: Supersonic Blue and Supersonic Black

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Editor-in-chief: Alora Uy Guerrero has 21 years of experience as an editor for print and digital publications such as Yahoo. She took time off journalism to manage OPPO’s digital-marketing campaigns. When not busy with her babies, she’s working on Revü, a passion project — or probably traveling or obsessing over her favorite bands, movies, TV shows, and basketball teams.