Chinese smartphone maker realme has officially launched the realme 8 5G in India as scheduled. As expected, it is the same phone that was unveiled in Thailand yesterday. For those unaware, this device is nothing but a rebranded realme V13 5G with a different selfie camera.

realme 8 5G Specifications and Features

The newly launched realme 8 5G flaunts a 6.5-inch LCD panel with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+), 405 PPI, and 90Hz refresh rate. This display has 600 nits peak brightness, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, and a punch-hole at the top left corner.

The handset is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. The realme 8 5G is the first smartphone with this chipset in India.

For optics, the device houses a triple camera setup on the back consisting of a 48MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro snapper, and a 2MP monochrome sensor. Whereas, on the front, the phone nests a 16MP shooter inside the punch-hole for selfies and video calls (realme V13 5G has an 8MP selfie camera). 

On the connectivity front, the handset supports dual-SIM, 5G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, and GNSS (GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, GALILEO, QZSS, GLONASS). It also has all the essential sensors and ports like an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, dedicated MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port. However, it lacks NFC, which is present in the variant launched in Thailand.

Lastly, the smartphone is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging, runs realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11, measures 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5mm in dimensions, weighs 185g, and comes in two colors (Supersonic Black, Supersonic Blue).

realme 8 5G Price and Availability

The realme 8 5G will retail for the following price tags in India.

• 4GB + 128GB – ₹14,999 ($200)
• 8GB + 128GB – ₹16,999 ($227)

The first sale of the phone is scheduled for April 28 at 12 PM. It will be available for purchase on the realme online store and Flipkart. 

Like most realme products, the handset will be soon available at offline retail stores across the country.

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Chinese smartphone maker realme has been teasing the launch of realme 8 5G in India for the past few days. The brand has now officially confirmed the launch date. The handset will be debuting in India a day after its global debut in Thailand.

According to the official realme online channels, the realme 8 5G will launch in India on April 22. The product launch event will be livestreamed from 12:30 PM IST on the realme India YouTube channel.

As per previous reports, the upcoming realme 8 5G will be a rebranded realme V13 5G. Hence, it will be the first MediaTek Dimensity 700 smartphone in India.

The device is expected to sport an FHD+ 6.5-inch LCD panel with a 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 20:9 aspect ratio, 600 nits peak brightness, and a punch hole at the top left corner.

In China, the realme V13 5G is sold with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 2.1 storage. As of now, there’s no info on realme 8 5G’s storage variants for India.

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Further, the phone will house a 48MP (wide) + 2MP (macro) + 2MP (depth) triple camera setup on the back and an 8MP selfie camera inside the punch-hole on the front. 

Other features of this handset will include dual-SIM, dual-band WiFi. Bluetooth 5.1, GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BeiDou, A-GPS), dedicated MicroSD card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack with Hi-Res certification, and realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11.

The device will be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging via USB Type-C port and will have all the essential sensors (accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass, proximity sensor, gyroscope).

Last but not least, the realme 8 5G will measure 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5mm in dimensions, weigh around 185g, and will be available in two colors (Black, Blue).

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realme India support team has already confirmed that the company will launch realme 8 5G and realme 8 Pro 5G in India very soon. Now, we have got some information on their launch date.

realme Central, citing their source, reports that the realme 8, 8 Pro 5G devices will debut in India on April 22. Back at the realme 8 4G series launch, Madhav Sheth did confirm that the company is bringing the realme 8 5G version soon.

Later, as mentioned above, the support team, while replying to a user’s query, confirmed that there’s also a ‘Pro’ variant coming with the 5G support. However, we don’t have enough information on the realme 8 Pro 5G just yet.

That said, the vanilla version has popped up on certification sites like BIS, NBTC, Peruvian MTC, and FCC. While the BIS and NBTC listings suggested their arrival to India and Thailand respectively, the FCC had revealed few specs.

As per the FCC listing, the realme 8 5G measures 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5mm and weighs 185 grams. The phone runs on Realme UI 2.0 based Android 11 OS and has a 5,000mAh battery underneath. Apart from the obvious 5G connectivity, other possible specs include Wi-fi 802.11ac, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NFC.

realme brought the Narzo 30 Pro 5G with LCD display and a Dimensity 800U 5G chipset. Considering the 4G versions of the realme 8 series have AMOLED, the 5G devices should also have it.

However, there are chances that realme might opt for an LCD display to keep the costs optimal. Additionally, just like the realme Narzo 30 Pro, the realme 8 Pro 5G might launch with a Dimensity 800U chipset while the vanilla realme 8 5G may come with Dimensity 700.

Either way, let’s wait for official info which could be coming out very soon.

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